Writing for Business - dived, dove - Writing for Business
Home > IT Blogs > Writing for Business > Writing for Business - dived, dove
« Writing for Business - modifier placement
Writing for Business - better, best »
» VIEW ALL POSTS Jan 8 2009   1:13AM GMT

Writing for Business - dived, dove



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
dive, dove, verbs, past tense

Which is correct?

As soon as I got the assignment, I ______ in.
a. dived
b. dove

Answer: Both A and B are correct.

Some grammar experts believe that the only acceptable past-tense form of the verb dive is dived. In recent years, however dove — which is commonly used in speech — has made its way into the dictionary and is deemed by most style guides to be an acceptable word choice for written English.

AddThis Social Bookmark Button     Comment     RSS Feed     Email a friend

Comment on this Post


You must be logged-in to post a comment. Log-in/Register

Ivy Wigmore  |   Jan 8 2009   8:17PM GMT

I have to say I was surprised on this one — I didn’t think “dived” was used anywhere. I’ve always heard and seen “dove.” But I guess that’s the British-Canadian standard.


 
Visit Home |   News  |   White Papers  |   Videos  |   Resources