How do Americans say shone?
Usage varies. Get used to it. The Oxford English Dictionary and The American Heritage Dictionary say the usual form is “shone,” but the sense of polishing calls for “shined“: He shined his shoes.
What does shone mean?
Shone is the past tense of shine and is defined as something reflected light, a surface was polished or someone stood out because of excellence. An example of shone is what a flashlight did.
How you say shone?
Do you pronounce the L in Almond?
A: The “l” in “almond” was silent until very recently. More recent standard dictionaries say we can now properly pronounce “almond” either with or without the “l” sound.