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What do you say when...THE GREAT DIVE GRAMMER THREAD
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1. dove- any of numerous pigeons
and
2. dove- past of dive
Also, according to Newbury House Online Dictionary:
This word has multiple entries. Go to entry: 1 2
Entry 1
dove (1) n. a bird similar to a small pigeon that coos (makes a soft call) and is a symbol of peace and harmony: The white dove is a symbol of the international peace movement.
Entry 2
dove (2) v. past tense of dive
and
2. dove- past of dive
Also, according to Newbury House Online Dictionary:
This word has multiple entries. Go to entry: 1 2
Entry 1
dove (1) n. a bird similar to a small pigeon that coos (makes a soft call) and is a symbol of peace and harmony: The white dove is a symbol of the international peace movement.
Entry 2
dove (2) v. past tense of dive
Former FLL Now MSP Diver
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Webster's weighs in with this info...
usage Dive, which was originally a weak verb, developed a past tense dove, probably by analogy with verbs like drive, drove. Dove exists in some British dialects and has become the standard past tense especially in speech in some parts of Canada. In the U.S. dived and dove are both widespread in speech as past tense and past participle, with dove less common than dived in the south Midland area, and dived less common than dove in the Northern and north Midland areas. In writing, the past tense dived is usual in British English and somewhat more common in American English. Dove seems relatively rare as a past participle in writing.
Marc
usage Dive, which was originally a weak verb, developed a past tense dove, probably by analogy with verbs like drive, drove. Dove exists in some British dialects and has become the standard past tense especially in speech in some parts of Canada. In the U.S. dived and dove are both widespread in speech as past tense and past participle, with dove less common than dived in the south Midland area, and dived less common than dove in the Northern and north Midland areas. In writing, the past tense dived is usual in British English and somewhat more common in American English. Dove seems relatively rare as a past participle in writing.
Marc
Scuba Jim
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any dictionary that use the following phrase
as a description of a dove is only worthy of being used as emergency dunny paper!
as a description of a dove is only worthy of being used as emergency dunny paper!
nickjb
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Is this the same dictionary with:
sea - big, blue wobbley thing that mermaids live in. ??..
sea - big, blue wobbley thing that mermaids live in. ??..
Scuba Jim
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Dived is more correct but dove comes out easier...
"I went diving"
Rick
Rick
That is of course a lie, I love to pick.
In this case GO is the verb in the past tense and "DIVING" is in the infinitive form, so it's like past perfect or something....
In this case GO is the verb in the past tense and "DIVING" is in the infinitive form, so it's like past perfect or something....
Scuba Jim
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Trans-Atlantic relations I feel we should all compromise and use the word
Diveded
As in
I diveded yesterday
I will be diveding tomorrow
I'm stroving to find others, but it's priving difficult.
Jim
Diveded
As in
I diveded yesterday
I will be diveding tomorrow
I'm stroving to find others, but it's priving difficult.
Jim
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