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 Wed Nov 07, 2007 13:06 pm "dived" or "dove"? |
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| That's right, Babyface, both 'dived' (BrE/AmE) and 'dove' (AmE) are correct. |
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Conchita
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| Fri Nov 09, 2007 17:59 pm "dived" or "dove"? |
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| When I'm not thinking about it, I probably use both "dived" and "dove", but if you asked me which one I prefer, and I had to think about it, I'd probably say that "dived" sounds more like children's speech, or uneducated speech, to me and that "dove" is better. Someone else probably has a different judgment. |
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Jamie (K)
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| Fri Nov 09, 2007 18:16 pm "dived" or "dove"? |
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| Thanks for the answers, I appreciate it! |
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babyface
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| Sat Nov 10, 2007 18:18 pm "dived" or "dove"? |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: | | When I'm not thinking about it, I probably use both "dived" and "dove", but if you asked me which one I prefer, and I had to think about it, I'd probably say that "dived" sounds more like children's speech, or uneducated speech, to me and that "dove" is better. Someone else probably has a different judgment. |
This reminds me of Shirley Temple's movie, The Little Colonel.
Shirley said "Yes, my mother teached it to me!...*pausing*...that isn't right, is it?"
"No...taught is" said the grandfather.
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| Sat Nov 10, 2007 20:22 pm "dived" or "dove"? |
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| NinaZara wrote: | This reminds me of Shirley Temple's movie, The Little Colonel.
Shirley said "Yes, my mother teached it to me!...*pausing*...that isn't right, is it?"
"No...taught is" said the grandfather. |
Well, the grandfather taught her very well, because Shirley Temple went on to become the ambassador to Ghana and later to Czechoslovakia. |
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