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He dove into the sea breathing deeply #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 30, 2008 22:36 pm   He dove into the sea breathing deeply		  
He dove into the sea breathing deeply

Is this correct ?
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He dove into the sea breathing deeply #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:23 am   He dove into the sea breathing deeply		  
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I think he is liable to choke violently on the salt water. The time sequence is confused with that word order and phrasing, Volcano.

Taking a deep breath, he dove into the sea.
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He dove into the sea breathing deeply #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 31, 2008 13:30 pm   He dove into the sea breathing deeply		  
I think it may be correct to say - he took a deep breath and dived into
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He dove into the sea breathing deeply #4 (permalink) Fri Oct 31, 2008 13:45 pm   He dove into the sea breathing deeply		  
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I think it may be correct to say - he took a deep breath and dived into

"Dove" is correct, and "dived" is also correct. ;)
dive/dove/dived/diving
dive: BE vs AmE
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/
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