Bugeater |
08-05-2011 10:19 PM |
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Originally Posted by Extra Point
(Post 7804852)
From dictionary.com:
"Usage note
Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water. Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode."
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From dictionary.com:
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="right" valign="middle"> Main Entry: </td><td align="left" valign="bottom">repost <sup> 1 </sup></td></tr><tr><td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" valign="middle"> Part of Speech: </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"> v </td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"> Definition: </td><td align="left" valign="top">to post or send a message again, esp. via the Internet or e-mail </td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"> Etymology: </td><td align="left" valign="top">1982 </td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top"> Usage: </td><td align="left" valign="top">repost, n; reposting, n </td></tr></tbody></table>
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