I realize that this was last discussed back in July and I'm several
months behind on chat, but I didn't see the answer to this one that I know.
Apparently, says my friend and fellow lacemaker Sue the Linguist, dove
as the past tense of dive is a back-formation in American English. It
sounds
I'm sure I've seen some of this before, but, perhaps not all..
From: A.E.
Reasons Why English is so Hard to Learn!
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish
