Is it Dove or Dived

[Cherry Christmas]

Okay another one for you, this was Fred Sireaux' s daughter speaking after coming 6th in the solo diving, she said the other competitors dove better than her, would that be dove or dived, I think I would have said dived in that instance...lets see what TiBB says


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[Cherry Christmas]

Maybe Dove is the plural as there were multiple dives..:think:

[ChristmasNeeve]

hmmmmm I would definitely say Dived in that context but if I was talking about someone diving in soccer I'd say they dove

[ChristmasNeeve]

Now I'm really confused and questioning everything

[Ammi]

…both/either are correct, I would say…just really dependent on what feels the more pleasantly flowing one for each person…

[Ammi]

…is it octopuses or octopi…

[ChristmasNeeve]

…is it octopuses or octopi…

https://pamelaschoenewaldt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1355_10151829946532193_991897108_n-1.jpg

[Ammi]

https://pamelaschoenewaldt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1355_10151829946532193_991897108_n-1.jpg

…:laugh:…but then there are all those groups of puss people who think they’re an octopus…


https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/The-Best-Dressed-Cat-On-The-Internet__880.jpg

…maybe those ones are octopuses, maybe both descriptions are correct…hmmmmm…

[bots]

Dived: This is the traditional past tense and past participle of “dive.” It has been standard in British English for a long time.

Dove: The use of “dove” as the past tense of “dive” began in the 1800s and is now standard in American English.

:smug:


If we didn't have the internet, our language would still be pure :laugh:

[Cherry Christmas]

Dived: This is the traditional past tense and past participle of “dive.” It has been standard in British English for a long time.

Dove: The use of “dove” as the past tense of “dive” began in the 1800s and is now standard in American English.

:smug:

Get you.... down with American slang and all that nonsense

[bots]

Get you.... down with American slang and all that nonsense

i used microsoft copilot :laugh:

[ChristmasNeeve]

Dived: This is the traditional past tense and past participle of “dive.” It has been standard in British English for a long time.

Dove: The use of “dove” as the past tense of “dive” began in the 1800s and is now standard in American English.

:smug:


If we didn't have the internet, our language would still be pure :laugh:

That reminds me of "gotten" apparently it's not used in Britain but it's used in America and Ireland (since before the internet too :p )

[The Human Santapede]

The one that gets me is ‘hanged’ when somebody died via suspension from rope. I know it’s that, but it never sounds right. Why is it not ‘hung’. :fist:

[ChristmasNeeve]

The one that gets me is ‘hanged’ when somebody died via suspension from rope. I know it’s that, but it never sounds right. Why is it not ‘hung’. :fist:

I would still say hung :hee:

[bots]

my current peave is the american use of normalcy to describe normality, it really triggers me

[Ammi]

The one that gets me is ‘hanged’ when somebody died via suspension from rope. I know it’s that, but it never sounds right. Why is it not ‘hung’. :fist:

…does it depend on the context, hmmmmm…like ‘hanged’ being specifically in relation to someone being hanged as a form of execution…

[ChristmasNeeve]

…does it depend on the context, hmmmmm…like ‘hanged’ being specifically in relation to someone being hanged as a form of execution…

Yeah, it's only in that context i think

[ChristmasNeeve]

my current peave is the american use of normalcy to describe normality, it really triggers me

I don't hear that one a lot, definitely normality there though

[Ammi]

…hanged would be future tense as well …(…in a context of execution/hanging…)…didn’t the judge always say…you will be hanged by the neck until dead…so future../…you will be hanged…?..and also past tense because then you were hanged, the judge was correct…?..

[Ammi]

…language is quite confusing, actually…

[bots]

The one that gets me is ‘hanged’ when somebody died via suspension from rope. I know it’s that, but it never sounds right. Why is it not ‘hung’. :fist:

in the time of good old henry the 8th, people were hung, drawn and quartered, not hanged :laugh:

[ChristmasNeeve]

…language is quite confusing, actually…

And this is all English and you lot have the cheek to talk about Irish language being messy(well not you personally but you know) Irish actually makes more sense once you know the rules :hee:

[Ammi]

And this is all English and you lot have the cheek to talk about Irish language being messy(well not you personally but you know) Irish actually makes more sense once you know the rules :hee:

…I’m not sure in different areas of Ireland but some words/things would differ hugely here in their meaning with dialects as well…

[ChristmasNeeve]

…I’m not sure in different areas of Ireland but some words/things would differ hugely here in their meaning with dialects as well…

I mean the actual Irish language though not dialects

[Ammi]

…texted is a strange/odd word, I always think…I know that it is right but it never feels quite right to say ‘I texted Insert name’….

[joeysteele]

I've cousins in the USA.
I've heard them use dove.

However I would always say dived.
As in describing 'he/she/they dived in'.

[The Human Santapede]

And this is all English and you lot have the cheek to talk about Irish language being messy(well not you personally but you know) Irish actually makes more sense once you know the rules :hee:

You never make sense, but I put that down to being old. :idc:

[ChristmasNeeve]

You never make sense, but I put that down to being old. :idc:

What age are you again Grandpa?

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[Zizu]

in the time of good old henry the 8th, people were hung, drawn and quartered, not hanged :laugh:


Very true


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[Zizu]

…language is quite confusing, actually…


Exactly what about Flammable and inflammable ..

Both mean the same thing

Utter bollox


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[The Human Santapede]

What age are you again Grandpa?

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[Parmy]

Hey Dwayne. Hey mom, I've just texted tex, and he says you got some blueberry pie in the fridge. Yes Dwayne, I just texted tex to tell him that.

[The Human Santapede]

Hey Dwayne. Hey mom, I've just texted tex, and he says you got some blueberry pie in the fridge. Yes Dwayne, I just texted tex to tell him that.

:suspect:

[Tinsel Toes]

That reminds me of "gotten" apparently it's not used in Britain but it's used in America and Ireland (since before the internet too :p )

Yes i keep hearing tooken as well :shrug:

[Livia]

My husband says dove, I say dived. He's wrong... Americans mashing our language grrr. He also says drug when he means dragged.

[Nicky91]

Dove is a dutch word for Deaf, btw



but on topic


dived is the correct one