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Originally Posted by Arbie
The words "weep" and "wept" in place of "cry" or "cried." I know there's a technical difference. Supposedly "weeping" is silent, while "crying" involves at least a little bit of noise. Still, I guess those words feel outdated and pretentious.
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Hmm. “Weep” means ‘to cry’ and “wept” is past tense (and past participle) of weep, so... neither is indicative of any sound.
Do you have a source that indicates sound for cry or crying?
Let me check my OED...
“Shed tears” — weep
“Past and past participle of weep” — wept
1. “Shed tears” or 2. “Shout” — cry
“Cried” — past or past participle of cry
So I can weep silently or shout out my feed for tuppence a bag!