Conjugating the verb "to dive"

[Digger54]

O.k. guys, we are divers. But we can't seem to correctly talk about the thing that we love to do -- Dive.

This phrase in a recent post grates on me: "they have not dove in three years"

You see similar stuff in posts all over the place here. Those posting with English as a second language can be forgiven, but those of us Anglos could certainly do better.

Sort of has the same impact as saying, " Fore days ago I cudnt evin spel "scubie diver" but thanks to PADDY now I are an ekspert one."

Now I'm not the best in the world with grammar [after all, I went to the University of Tennessee ] so you guys correct me if I am wrong . Shouldn't we say:

I dive
I have dived
I dove.

We dive
We have dived
We dove

They dive
They have dived
They dove

 

[HowardE]

O.k. guys, we are divers. But we can't seem to correctly talk about the thing that we love to do -- Dive.

This phrase in a recent post grates on me: "they have not dove in three years"

You see similar stuff in posts all over the place here. Those posting with English as a second language can be forgiven, but those of us Anglos could certainly do better.

Sort of has the same impact as saying, " Fore days ago I cudnt evin spel "scubie diver" but thanks to PADDY now I are an ekspert one."

Now I'm not the best in the world with grammar so you guys correct me if I am wrong. Shouldn't we say:

I dive
I have dived
I dove.

We dive
We have dived
We dove

They dive
They have dived
They dove

Really it's SUPPOSED to be:

I dive
I have dived
I dived

Etc.

Dove is a bird.

However, "I dove" (in the water) has become accepted, even though gramatically it's incorrect.

 

[serambin]

O.k. guys, we are divers. But we can't seem to correctly talk about the thing that we love to do -- Dive.

This phrase in a recent post grates on me: "they have not dove in three years"

You see similar stuff in posts all over the place here. Those posting with English as a second language can be forgiven, but those of us Anglos could certainly do better.

Sort of has the same impact as saying, " Fore days ago I cudnt evin spel "scubie diver" but thanks to PADDY now I are an ekspert one."

Now I'm not the best in the world with grammar so you guys correct me if I am wrong. Shouldn't we say:

I dive
I have dived
I dove.

We dive
We have dived
We dove

They dive
They have dived
They dove

Hey Patty's alright already ain't she?

Stan

 

[Digger54]

However, "I dove" (in the water) has become accepted, even though gramatically it's incorrect.[/QUOTE]

Thank you, my friend. That is exactly the sort of follow up I was looking for and your tip about "a dove is a bird" will help me remember to avoid that mistake in the future.

 

[SkullDeformity]

So what faction of scubadiving are klingons if borg are DIR?

 

[tedtim]

Thanks, you just save me a bunch of money and a weekend because I was going to sign up for the diving grammar specialty.

 

[skynscuba]

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/dove.html

 

[Sharky1948]

Thanks, you just save me a bunch of money and a weekend because I was going to sign up for the diving grammar specialty.

Hey, you can never have too many c-cards. We don't have any money to put in our wallets, so we need something to fill them up!

 

[danktex]

So what faction of scubadiving are klingons if borg are DIR?

Solo divers.

 

[realdiver7]

I have always been told that "dived" is more technically correct, but "dove" is widely accepted. I look forward to reading other replies.