Scuba dove? Scuba dived?
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AndyDragon
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'Went SCUBA diving'... LOL. Or 'dove on SCUBA'.
The best was a woman in one of my OWD classes...'Can you promise me I will not SCUBA die today?'
I laughed so hard, I thought I was gonna ruin my dry suit. 'Yes', I told her, 'I will ensure no one SCUBA dies today.'
The best was a woman in one of my OWD classes...'Can you promise me I will not SCUBA die today?'
I laughed so hard, I thought I was gonna ruin my dry suit. 'Yes', I told her, 'I will ensure no one SCUBA dies today.'
DivingPrincessE
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Beatlejuice
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I had that same conversation with a German dive buddy, and I didn't have an answer for her! And I STILL don't!
NudeDiver
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SCUBA does not have anything to do with it. You can dive without gear too - off a board, off a pier, off a dark precipice in the dead of night....
One expert's view on the past tense of the verb "to dive":
But you're right about "dived." It is the predominant (and preferred) form, while "dove," a more recent development, is still frowned upon by some usage experts. However, "dove" is no longer considered an outright error. It's become acceptable in the irregular conjugation, along the lines of "drive/drove," "speak/spoke," "fling/flung," and similar verbs (sometimes called "strong" verbs) from Old English.
In this respect, "dove" is an unusual development in English. Usually verb tenses tend to simplify and take on "-ed" endings over time (as in "dance/danced"), instead of going the other way and taking on old Anglo-Saxon endings.
One expert's view on the past tense of the verb "to dive":
But you're right about "dived." It is the predominant (and preferred) form, while "dove," a more recent development, is still frowned upon by some usage experts. However, "dove" is no longer considered an outright error. It's become acceptable in the irregular conjugation, along the lines of "drive/drove," "speak/spoke," "fling/flung," and similar verbs (sometimes called "strong" verbs) from Old English.
In this respect, "dove" is an unusual development in English. Usually verb tenses tend to simplify and take on "-ed" endings over time (as in "dance/danced"), instead of going the other way and taking on old Anglo-Saxon endings.
You are correct. Dived is preferred, but dove isn't wrong, at least not anymore. While it's no longer wrong, I am embarrassed when I catch myself actually saying dove (unless I'm referring to a bird).
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mikemill
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"The english language can cram it"
That is pretty much how I feel. There are too many vague "rules" and usages that I stopped caring long ago. As long as the recipient can understand what I'm saying it really doesn't matter what the proper way is.
FWIW I tend to say dove as dived just seems wrong to me. I also have a tendency to use that form in other words.
That is pretty much how I feel. There are too many vague "rules" and usages that I stopped caring long ago. As long as the recipient can understand what I'm saying it really doesn't matter what the proper way is.
FWIW I tend to say dove as dived just seems wrong to me. I also have a tendency to use that form in other words.
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