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> as well as ablaut (vowel alterations, as preserved in English sing, sang, sung, song) Interestingly, English is gaining instances of ablaut. For example, div
by wizzwizz4 4y ago
> as well as ablaut (vowel alterations, as preserved in English sing, sang, sung, song)
Interestingly, English is gaining instances of ablaut. For example, dived seems to be being replaced by dove.
- School-Cotton 4y agoWoah, I didn’t even realize dove was etymologically unjustifiable[0]. I speak a variety of American English that’s almost indistinguishable from the educated standard, and it wouldn’t even have occurred to me that “dived” could be used as the past participle of “dive”. Apparently “dove” is mostly common in North America. [0] not “wrong”, since language is arbitrary so it’s meaningless to claim that any naturally occurring colloquial dialect is more correct than any other. But “etymologically unjustifiable” is still a meaningful concept.
- euroderf 4y agoplead/pled (driving out pleaded)