Reply to: The pronunciation of proven

[vetran]

Yanks say - We are going to reprograaam the Rowter.

I say we doing some woodwork then? Never fails to amuse.

[OwlHoot]

I heard a Yank say "darta" the day, when he really meant "data".

I thought they normally said "datter"

How about eether versus eyether? The former used to be considered slightly non-U, until in the 60s Princess Anne outraged everyone in Tunbridge Wells etc by pronouncing it thus on TV.

[TimberWolf]

I heard a Yank say "darta" the day, when he really meant "data".

[EternalOptimist]

I like the Scottish verdict 'Not Proven'

as in 'We know you are guilty as hell you swine, just give five minutes to find some better evidence'

[minestrone]

Oven, Overt.

If you southern softies had put up a fight in 1066 then we might not have this stramash of languages.

[Old Greg]

Yeah but you're heathen.

How would you pronounce the word "Proved"?

It's the exception that proves the rule.

[mudskipper]

You say tomato, I say toemato let's call the whole thing off

I say lurve apple.

[MarillionFan]

You say tomato, I say toemato let's call the whole thing off

[mudskipper]

we're all correct

I'm seldom wrong.

[OwlHoot]

I'd say "proaven", but we're all correct :

proved or proven

The traditional English pronunciation of proven is [proo-v'n], and the Scottish pronunciation is [proe-v'n], but because English people have become familiar with the Scottish legal term 'not proven' they too sometimes pronounce the word [proe-v'n].

[minestrone]

I'm with you minnie.

Yae.

I'm not mad.

[mudskipper]

Ah tis a Scots/English thing.

Dictionary of English - proved <i>or</i> proven

[minestrone]

Up in Scotland ( we invented the English language in case you were unaware ) there is a third alternative to the judical system called not proven and it is always said in the over way. Maybe it is a Scottish thing.

[mudskipper]

I would say the o as in over, everyone seems to say the o like a u.

What's going on here?

I'm with you minnie.

[SupremeSpod]

Proven | Define Proven at Dictionary.com

proof > prove > proving > proved > proven, all 'proov...'

+1.