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Past tense of “greenlight”
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I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
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When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
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I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
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I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
8 hours ago
When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
7 hours ago
1
I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
– BoldBen
6 hours ago
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I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
8 hours ago
When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
7 hours ago
1
I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
– BoldBen
6 hours ago
I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
8 hours ago
I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
8 hours ago
When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
7 hours ago
When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
7 hours ago
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I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
– BoldBen
6 hours ago
I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
– BoldBen
6 hours ago
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Probably is "Greenlighted"
reference:
So far three directors have greenlighted the project.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/08/2015
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Both are in use, with greenlit being slightly more common than greenlighted according to COCA (32 vs 21 hits).
See for yourself by searching for greenli*.
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Either use is acceptable: TFD
tr.v. greenlighted or greenlit
As in:
"[He] commissioned the pilot that became 'Captain Kangaroo' and
greenlighted the series" (Variety).
or
1992 Premiere Feb. 47/2 There he green-lit both The Silence of the
Lambs and The Addams Family.
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According to Wiktionary, both are acceptable: greenlight.
Google n-grams shows that by 2008 (when the data ends), greenlighted was used about 2.3 times as often as greenlit.
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Probably is "Greenlighted"
reference:
So far three directors have greenlighted the project.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/08/2015
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Probably is "Greenlighted"
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So far three directors have greenlighted the project.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/08/2015
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Probably is "Greenlighted"
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So far three directors have greenlighted the project.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/08/2015
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Probably is "Greenlighted"
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This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/08/2015
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Both are in use, with greenlit being slightly more common than greenlighted according to COCA (32 vs 21 hits).
See for yourself by searching for greenli*.
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Both are in use, with greenlit being slightly more common than greenlighted according to COCA (32 vs 21 hits).
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Both are in use, with greenlit being slightly more common than greenlighted according to COCA (32 vs 21 hits).
See for yourself by searching for greenli*.
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See for yourself by searching for greenli*.
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Either use is acceptable: TFD
tr.v. greenlighted or greenlit
As in:
"[He] commissioned the pilot that became 'Captain Kangaroo' and
greenlighted the series" (Variety).
or
1992 Premiere Feb. 47/2 There he green-lit both The Silence of the
Lambs and The Addams Family.
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Either use is acceptable: TFD
tr.v. greenlighted or greenlit
As in:
"[He] commissioned the pilot that became 'Captain Kangaroo' and
greenlighted the series" (Variety).
or
1992 Premiere Feb. 47/2 There he green-lit both The Silence of the
Lambs and The Addams Family.
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Either use is acceptable: TFD
tr.v. greenlighted or greenlit
As in:
"[He] commissioned the pilot that became 'Captain Kangaroo' and
greenlighted the series" (Variety).
or
1992 Premiere Feb. 47/2 There he green-lit both The Silence of the
Lambs and The Addams Family.
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
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Either use is acceptable: TFD
tr.v. greenlighted or greenlit
As in:
"[He] commissioned the pilot that became 'Captain Kangaroo' and
greenlighted the series" (Variety).
or
1992 Premiere Feb. 47/2 There he green-lit both The Silence of the
Lambs and The Addams Family.
answered 8 hours ago
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According to Wiktionary, both are acceptable: greenlight.
Google n-grams shows that by 2008 (when the data ends), greenlighted was used about 2.3 times as often as greenlit.
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According to Wiktionary, both are acceptable: greenlight.
Google n-grams shows that by 2008 (when the data ends), greenlighted was used about 2.3 times as often as greenlit.
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According to Wiktionary, both are acceptable: greenlight.
Google n-grams shows that by 2008 (when the data ends), greenlighted was used about 2.3 times as often as greenlit.
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According to Wiktionary, both are acceptable: greenlight.
Google n-grams shows that by 2008 (when the data ends), greenlighted was used about 2.3 times as often as greenlit.
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I've seen "greenlighted". Don't recall seeing "greenlit" (which might be confused for "green literature").
– Hot Licks
8 hours ago
When an irregular noun or verb is reified into a fixed phrase or compound, it becomes regular. It's the Toronto Maple Leafs, for instance, not *Maple Leaves; the name has nothing to do with leaves. As for greenlight, it's a new word, so it'll take a century or so to settle down. But whatever the past tense winds up as, does anybody think the past participle can be greenlit? E.g, *He has greenlit more movies than anybody else
– John Lawler
7 hours ago
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I would say "greenlighted" personally. The term seems to be derived from traffic lights or indicator lights and "greenlit" sounds more like "illuminated with green light" than "showed the green light" which, I believe to be the intention.
– BoldBen
6 hours ago