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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Should I say 'proved' or 'proven'?
Should I say 'proved' or 'proven'?
“Unity is strength….,” Mattie Stepanek, US poet, said. This was (proved, proven) once again by four Malaysian university students when they won the championship in an international sports competition.
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Both are acceptable. Some fussy BE speakers (like me) only use 'proven' as an adjective: It's a proven fact. He's a proven liar.
- Both are acceptable.
- Some fussy BE speakers (like me) only use 'proven' as an adjective: It's a proven fact.
- He's a proven liar.
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Both are acceptable.
Some fussy BE speakers (like me) only use 'proven' as an adjective:
It's a proven fact. He's a proven liar.
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