Past tense: Is it “Dived” or “Dove”

[Eyegore]

Done doved, e.g., what ghoti species did you see when you done doved?

 

[dmaziuk]

Megan doved with a Magen Dovid. Oy wei.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

I usually say that I have cheated death, yet once more.

Kind of like drinking a lot of tequila and then taking a chance on what may or may not be a fart?

 

[Altamira]

Kind of like drinking a lot of tequila and then taking a chance on what may or may not be a fart?

As Jack Nicholson said in the movie The Bucket List, "...never trust a fart." Good advice, drinking tequila or not!

 

[The Chairman]

I think that means you are a cheater.... a new distinctive specialty?

I actually say that after almost every dive.

 

[martincohn]

Did ya get wet and blow bubbles?

If ur still worried about it, then go blow more bubbles.

 

[Schwob]

As an American, I prefer to use a close translation to the French word for dive... I plunge, you plunge, we all plunged, I am going plunging, I kept my eye on my plunge buddy.

Raises a few eyebrows on the boat, sure, but no confusion for past tense.

An active group of plungers?

 

[Graeme Fraser]

I use both sadly

(I am French)

And as a bi-lingualist you get to choose whichever floats your boat . Multilingualism is something we should all aspire to! BTW God bless the Dutch, they take it to another level.

 

[Graeme Fraser]

Kind of like drinking a lot of tequila and then taking a chance on what may or may not be a fart?

shart or shote?

 

[Bubblesong]

“I will dive the Maldives” but “I dove the Maldoves”