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  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

    "The usage of 'dove' over 'dived' appeared in the Americas around the late 19th century, whereas in English elsewhere in the world 'dived' is preferred. To this day both forms are used but some still maintain that 'dove' is the wrong form."

    Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:20:56 UTC from web
    1. orungano orungano

      @awl you could say there's a dive-ide

      Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:22:51 UTC from web
    2. Narwhal Narwhal

      @awl I'm fine with either, but my past participle of choice would be "dove" because it comes more naturally to me (it's the preferred participle here)

      Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:23:01 UTC from web
      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

        @northernnarwhal as learning some English in the Americas I also became used to 'dove' but homographs still irk me a tiny bit.

        Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:24:51 UTC from web
        1. Narwhal Narwhal

          @awl Actually, I think "dove" and "dived" are the opposite of homographs, since they are both pronounced and spelled differently but have the same meaning. I don't actually know the word for this kind of relationship between words, though.

          Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:31:54 UTC from web
          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @northernnarwhal no no. Dove as in bird.

            Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:36:05 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @awl Oh, I thought you were still talking about the past participle of "dive"

              Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:36:43 UTC from web
              1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                @northernnarwhal suppose i could have been more clear, apologies.

                Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:43:13 UTC from web
                1. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @awl no prob, in this case it was just due to the limitations of written language

                  Saturday, 13-Feb-16 14:44:27 UTC from web