Dived vs Dove

[BanditDJB]

I like "Going Down"!

When it comes down to it, does it matter? As long as the other person can understand what your talking about. How would it sound in ebonics?

Better yet, How would it sound in Italian Aussie Ebonics?

 

[Tigerman]

This is NOT a stupid question! I don't carry around a grammar guide with me so when I'm talking scuba, I run into this quite often! Neither sounds right- I don't care if it's proper usage. Dive vs. dove... they both sound weird! I prefer to avoid the whole thing altogether and say "went diving."

I dove the Spiegel Grove. (oooh- that rhymes)
I've dived the Spiegel Grove before.
I've dove the Spiegel Grove before.
I went diving on the Spiegel Grove.
Have you dove there? Have you gone diving there?

Between this dive vs. dove thing and fun with snorkels, scuba sure is an interesting sport!


(btw, I've never dove the Spiegel Grove... I've not dived the Spiegel Grove... I've never gone diving on the Spiegel Grove)

Im with ya..
Not to dive the Spiegel Grove where ive never gone diving, since its kinda far from here, but with avoiding both dived and dove..

 

[SaltH20diver]

Get wet

 

[Hockeynut]

I like "doven". As in; I've doven there before!

-Mark-

I prefer Diven.

 

[Hockeynut]

LOL. I had no idea what a thread this would become. Nor, how I use such *******ized English.

You can't say ******** or ***** or ****** for that matter.

 

[Thalassamania]

Poking about indicates to me that:

Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water. Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. It is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.

 

[Reggae Joe]

Meh...I say "dived," personally...

One of the fun things about scuba is the potential for so many lewd euphemisms and terminology...

 

[mobster75]

I like "Going Down"!

Don't we all?

When it comes down to it, does it matter? As long as the other person can understand what your talking about. How would it sound in ebonics?

Better yet, How would it sound in Italian Aussie Ebonics?

So....... Who's going to call up Anthony LaPaglia and ask?

 

[mobster75]

LOL. I had no idea what a thread this would become. Nor, how I use such *******ized English.

It's ok. Everything in America is *******ized.

 

[Tom Smedley]

The seventh through eleventh examples that you list under 'perfect tense' are actually future perfect.

Dang!!

When I cut and pasted it didn't line up. I am going to the lake tomorrow and will dive in the lake. I might jump in the lake too but that's another story. Tomorrow evening I will have dived in the lake.

I think I remember from Mrs. DeGraffenreid's classes that to dive is an irregular verb, whatever that means.

My friend is southern so when he is done with a beer he has dranken it. So does that mean that tomorrow afternoon i will have diven the lake???

Here in the deep south (ie Deep Dixie Divers) Doves are something that we shoot at on the first day of season but never on a baited field.

Reminds me of the day in grade school when Judy was given the task of conjugating the verb to go. She looked around nervously and proclaimed go - goo - gone.

So the question remains. Tomorrow afternoon will I have dived the lake, dove the lake, diven the lake or just plain been down?????