[geeks] power (was Mr. Bill)
Sridhar Ayengar
ploopster at gmail.com
Thu Sep 18 08:35:13 CDT 2008
der Mouse wrote:
>>>>> has wreaked its havoc.
>>>> you mean wrought its havoc?
>>> "Wrought" is the past and past participle of "work".
>>> "Wreaked" is correct.
>
> In this case, so is "wrought", though its correctness has nothing to do
> with the verb "(to) wreak".
>
> "Wrought" has a certain degree of idiomaticity behind it when paired
> with "havoc", too.
I've heard the "wreaked" idiom just as much.
Peace... Sridhar
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