That's a great question about "burned" and "burnt." &nbsp;My understanding is that the difference comes down to American vs. British conventions. &nbsp;Both are correct, so the form that you would use would depend on&nbsp;where you expect most of your readers to be from, or where they learned English. &nbsp;(My guess is that many people who learned English as a second or third language were taught British English, so "burnt" would be more familiar than "burned" to them.)<br /><br />Americans use "burned" as a verb (The house burned down because someone was smoking.)&nbsp;<br />The British use "burnt" as a verb &nbsp;(Queen Elizabeth burnt the crumpets, so she is not allowed in the kitchen of Windsor Castle anymore.)<br /><br />Americans use both "burned" and "burnt" as adjectives. &nbsp;I think that this is a regional thing too; I am from New England, and "burnt" is more common (I hate the smell of burnt toast), but people from other parts of the country used "burned" &nbsp;(The burned ruins of the house smoldered for days.)<br /><br />As far as I know, the only time that Americans would use "burnt" all the time, is for colors like "burnt orange" or "burnt-out."&nbsp;<br /><br />So just to keep things simple, my suggestion would be to use one of the terms consistently. &nbsp;The meaning is the same, both are correct, and all readers of English would have seen "burned" and "burnt" used at some point.<br /><br />Thanks again!