Areometer
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I think we use dove as past tense a lot here in the US, but British use dived instead, am I right?
Just wondering...
Just wondering...
Do you say "Dove" or "Dived"?
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I say dove... not sure if it's right or not...
scubatim2004
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I say dove so it must be right
According to the dictionary both are correct. I hear people in the US use both forms so I don't think it is a British vs. American English thing. I think it is just another case of English being a weird language. 
Oh and I use both because I am indecisive.... I think.... :06:
Oh and I use both because I am indecisive.... I think.... :06:
liberato
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I had to think about how I actually use it in conversation and I think I use the strong form of the verb in the standalone past tense: "I dove to 50 feet today." I favor the regular weak form when using any of the past tenses with have or had: "I have dived that site many times." "I had dived less than any of the others on the boat."
(From Dictionary.com)
Usage Note: Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies of change in English verb forms. Old English had two classes of verbs: strong verbs, whose past tense was indicated by a change in their vowel (a process that survives in such present-day English verbs as drive/drove or fling/flung); and weak verbs, whose past was formed with a suffix related to -ed in Modern English (as in present-day English live/lived and move/moved). Since the Old English period, many verbs have changed from the strong pattern to the weak one; for example, the past tense of step, formerly stop, became stepped. Over the years, in fact, the weak pattern has become so prevalent that we use the term regular to refer to verbs that form their past tense by suffixation of -ed. However, there have occasionally been changes in the other direction: the past tense of wear, now wore, was once werede, and that of spit, now spat, was once spitede. The development of dove is an additional example of the small group of verbs that have swum against the historical tide.
Regional Note: Regional American dialects vary in the way that certain verbs form their principal parts. Northern dialects seem to favor forms that change the internal vowel in the verb hence dove for the past tense of dive, and woke for wake: They woke up with a start. Southern dialects, on the other hand, tend to prefer forms that add an -ed to form the past tense and the past participle of these same verbs: The children dived into the swimming hole. The baby waked up early.
Usage Note: Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies of change in English verb forms. Old English had two classes of verbs: strong verbs, whose past tense was indicated by a change in their vowel (a process that survives in such present-day English verbs as drive/drove or fling/flung); and weak verbs, whose past was formed with a suffix related to -ed in Modern English (as in present-day English live/lived and move/moved). Since the Old English period, many verbs have changed from the strong pattern to the weak one; for example, the past tense of step, formerly stop, became stepped. Over the years, in fact, the weak pattern has become so prevalent that we use the term regular to refer to verbs that form their past tense by suffixation of -ed. However, there have occasionally been changes in the other direction: the past tense of wear, now wore, was once werede, and that of spit, now spat, was once spitede. The development of dove is an additional example of the small group of verbs that have swum against the historical tide.
Regional Note: Regional American dialects vary in the way that certain verbs form their principal parts. Northern dialects seem to favor forms that change the internal vowel in the verb hence dove for the past tense of dive, and woke for wake: They woke up with a start. Southern dialects, on the other hand, tend to prefer forms that add an -ed to form the past tense and the past participle of these same verbs: The children dived into the swimming hole. The baby waked up early.
ScubaSarus
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Definitions
dive1
verb, intr dived, dove, diving
1. To throw oneself into water, usually headfirst, or plunge down through water.
Thesaurus: submerge, dip, plunge;2. Said of a submarine, etc: to become submerged.
3. To descend or fall steeply through the air.
Thesaurus: descend,fall, plummet, plunge, swoop; 4. To throw oneself to the side or to the ground.
Example: The keeper had to dive to catch the ball
Thesaurus: jump, leap, plummet, plunge, pitch, swoop.5. To move quickly and suddenly out of sight.
Example: diving behind a tree
noun
1. An act of diving.
Thesaurus: fall, jump, plunge, leap, spring, pitch.2. slang
Any dirty or disreputable place, especially a bar or club.
Thesaurus: saloon, pub, cafe, tavern, club, pool hall, beer garden; inn, hotel, motel, flea-bag (slang), flophouse (US slang).3. boxing slang
A faked knockout.
Example: take a dive
Derivative: diving
noun
The activity or sport of plunging into water.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dyfan.
Phrasal Verb: dive in
To help oneself to (food)
Lets get technical. We need a big dive party at the end of the summer to get this out of our system.
Phrasal Verb: dive into something
To plunge one's hands (eg into a bag).To involve oneself enthusiastically in an undertaking.
dive1
verb, intr dived, dove, diving
1. To throw oneself into water, usually headfirst, or plunge down through water.
Thesaurus: submerge, dip, plunge;2. Said of a submarine, etc: to become submerged.
3. To descend or fall steeply through the air.
Thesaurus: descend,fall, plummet, plunge, swoop; 4. To throw oneself to the side or to the ground.
Example: The keeper had to dive to catch the ball
Thesaurus: jump, leap, plummet, plunge, pitch, swoop.5. To move quickly and suddenly out of sight.
Example: diving behind a tree
noun
1. An act of diving.
Thesaurus: fall, jump, plunge, leap, spring, pitch.2. slang
Any dirty or disreputable place, especially a bar or club.
Thesaurus: saloon, pub, cafe, tavern, club, pool hall, beer garden; inn, hotel, motel, flea-bag (slang), flophouse (US slang).3. boxing slang
A faked knockout.
Example: take a dive
Derivative: diving
noun
The activity or sport of plunging into water.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dyfan.
Phrasal Verb: dive in
To help oneself to (food)
Lets get technical. We need a big dive party at the end of the summer to get this out of our system.
Phrasal Verb: dive into something
To plunge one's hands (eg into a bag).To involve oneself enthusiastically in an undertaking.
Chebby
Guest
ehhh....I hate grammer...it's like "you're" and "your"
Check this site for proper usage
http://www.yourallgay.com/
Check this site for proper usage
http://www.yourallgay.com/
BabyDuck
Contributor
on a related note, i say 'pled', as in 'he pled guilty to the charges', and 'pleaded' sounds so wrong to me...
liberato
Guest
...and spelling.Chebby:
Chebby:
Actually, it's nothing like "you're" and "your," as they have totally different meanings while dived and dove (except when discussing birds) mean exactly the same thing. "Your" denotes something you own while "you're" is a contraction of "you are." I don't understand how people confuse them, but I see it frequently.
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