English Question

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:03 am

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?

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:19 am

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.

Google says you're American, and the author is a lousy Brit.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:51 pm

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.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:00 pm

Can we get a ruling on "snuck?"

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:03 pm

Sneak, Snake, has/have/had snucked.