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Curry injured his foot after Smart dived for the ball in the second half, crashing into the two-time MVP's leg and leading him to limp out of the game.
Is "dived" appropriate there or should it be dove?
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Leisher wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:03 am Article
Curry injured his foot after Smart dived for the ball in the second half, crashing into the two-time MVP's leg and leading him to limp out of the game.
Is "dived" appropriate there or should it be dove?
When confronted with these types of issues I type "went"
The words dived and dove are interchangeable as a past tense and past participle of the verb dive. Both verb inflections are used in American and British English; however, dove is an Americanism, and thus tends to be used more in American English.
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TheCatt wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:19 am Google says your American, and the author is a lousy Brit.
I googled her and yep.
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Can we get a ruling on "snuck?"
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Sneak, Snake, has/have/had snucked.
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