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English Question
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:03 am
by Leisher
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?
English Question
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:19 am
by TheCatt
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.
English Question
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:51 pm
by Leisher
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.
English Question
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:00 pm
by thibodeaux
Can we get a ruling on "snuck?"
English Question
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:03 pm
by GORDON
Sneak, Snake, has/have/had snucked.