What's the difference between paid and payed?

Neb · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:05

I dont think there is any difference.

benjo · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:08

According to the dictionary ( :cool:

) theres no difference in their description

dirtydog · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:09

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/payed.html

AFAIK you cannot say something like 'I just got payed my wages'.

badgermonkey · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:12

Grammatical thing

I paid him 5 quid. <--- Imperfect tense

I was payed 5 quid. <--- Perfect tense

Both past tense, one is the perfect conjugation, the other is the imperfect.

dirtydog · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:17

badgermonkey said:
I was payed 5 quid.

Hmm to me that is gibberish but you seem to know what you're talking about so you might be right...

Oliver · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:21

badgermonkey used technical sounding words, I believe him!

Trigger · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:22

badgermonkey said:
Grammatical thing

I paid him 5 quid. <--- Imperfect tense

I was payed 5 quid. <--- Perfect tense

Both past tense, one is the perfect conjugation, the other is the imperfect.

Spot on

Nazbit · 23 Jun 2006 at 21:26

I think they are different types of past tense, the names escape me though.

Edit: should have read the whole thread....

badgermonkey said:
Grammatical thing

I paid him 5 quid. <--- Imperfect tense

I was payed 5 quid. <--- Perfect tense

Both past tense, one is the perfect conjugation, the other is the imperfect.

What he said

ElvisFan · 23 Jun 2006 at 23:57

"Paid" means you've been paid.

"PAYED" means you've been taxed on your Pay.

P.A.Y.E. = Pay As You Earn, ie: Income Tax.

ErNciLator · 23 Jun 2006 at 23:59

payed is 1 more letter than paid
payed is when you get paid money and paid is when you get payed money.

WTF?!

Efour · 24 Jun 2006 at 00:03

badgermonkey said:
Grammatical thing

I paid him 5 quid. <--- Imperfect tense

I was payed 100000000000000000000000 quid. <--- Perfect tense

Both past tense, one is the perfect conjugation, the other is the imperfect.

fixed

jon86 · 24 Jun 2006 at 00:06

badgermonkey said:
Grammatical thing

I paid him 5 quid. <--- Imperfect tense

I was payed 5 quid. <--- Perfect tense

Both past tense, one is the perfect conjugation, the other is the imperfect.

I love how you're talking about correct English grammar yet used the slang word 'quid'. This is by no means a stab at you.

Nikias · 24 Jun 2006 at 00:12

In the context of time, money etc. paid is correct and payed does not exist.

Trigger · 24 Jun 2006 at 00:12

jon86 said:
I love how you're talking about correct English grammar yet used the slang word 'quid'. This is by no means a stab at you.

The use of slang however, does not make something gramatically incorrect

Berserker · 24 Jun 2006 at 00:23

Looks like this has been answered now.