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Offroad Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Proven vs proved
Dear teachers
I've been doing some digging on the differences between those two words and, it seems they are interchangeable. Am I right in thinking so?
I searched both corpora of English and there are entries for both.
Example
I got 10 entries for both of these
'It has been proved..'
and
'It has been proven...'
Thank you.
I've been doing some digging on the differences between those two words and, it seems they are interchangeable. Am I right in thinking so?
I searched both corpora of English and there are entries for both.
Example
I got 10 entries for both of these
'It has been proved..'
and
'It has been proven...'
Thank you.
Top answer
Hi, Yes, they are both valid forms of the past participle. I don't know if Americans say 'proven'. Clive
- Hi, Yes, they are both valid forms of the past participle.
- I don't know if Americans say 'proven'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes, they are both valid forms of the past participle.
I don't know if Americans say 'proven'.
Clive
Yes, they are both valid forms of the past participle.
I don't know if Americans say 'proven'.
Clive
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CliveHi,Yes, they are both valid forms of the past participle.I don't know if Americans say 'proven'.CliveI think it is quite common in legal situations (guilty, innocent).
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Hi,
'Proved' does not work there.
But you might possibly say 'It is a proved fact', although here I still prefer 'proven'.
Clive
'Proved' does not work there.
But you might possibly say 'It is a proved fact', although here I still prefer 'proven'.
Clive
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The adjective is always proven, so 'She has a proven talent' and 'It is a proven fact' are correct.
Most BrE speakers only use proven as an adjective, so we say 'It has been proved that. . . .'
Rover
Most BrE speakers only use proven as an adjective, so we say 'It has been proved that. . . .'
Rover
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Rover_KEThe adjective is always proven, so 'She has a proven talent' and 'It is a proven fact' are correct.Most BrE speakers only use proven as an adjective, so we say 'It has been proved that. . . .'In my observation this has also been the standard usage heard on the CBS television network (USA) news programs for at least the last 20 years, possibly on other
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Hello, I came across a sentence in a movie, that has bothered me. I don't know if it is a British-American difference.
The sentence in the movie was: When the drug's proven to work, I will be able to prescribe it.
I have a few questions
Is it 'is proven' or 'has proven' and could it be 'proved'?
I appreciate the help
The sentence in the movie was: When the drug's proven to work, I will be able to prescribe it.
I have a few questions
Is it 'is proven' or 'has proven' and could it be 'proved'?
I appreciate the help
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This thread's a tad old. Ha
Anyway, I would use 'proved' there with a slight change:
When the drug has been proved to work, I will be able to prescribe it.
I'm not a teacher.
Anyway, I would use 'proved' there with a slight change:
When the drug has been proved to work, I will be able to prescribe it.
I'm not a teacher.
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