Which is correct--shone or shined?

[bobbieinok]

I've seen them used interchangeably.

I assumed shone to be without direct object--eg the light shone-- and shined with direct object--eg, she shined the windows.

[hlthe2b]

1. Both are correct, but there is a preference, depending as you say whether or not there is an object.

Most sources recommend using shined when the verb has an object and shone when it does not:

Molly shined her flashlight at the pile of rubble. (object)
The light shone brightly. (no object)

[bobbieinok]

2. Thanks, that's what I thought. Contemporary pop novelists seem to use them interchangeably.

[lapucelle]

4. "Use 'shone' when it's alone"...

...according to the nun who taught grammar at my grade school.

[OregonBlue]

3. Another is lit/lighted. Brits seem to always use lighted and

I've noticed Americans using it now too. I'm 70 but when I was growing up it was always lit?

[Harker]

6. I lit a cigarette

and lighted the path ahead.

[Harker]

5. My smile shone

but my shoes don't shine.

[LuckyCharms]

7. Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.

Shine on you crazy diamond.

Of course, this is a Pink Floyd song, so the usage might be different in the UK vs. US.