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Hi all
Did a quick search and didn't find anything that related to this, so thought I'd ask.
Is there a consensus, or pattern of opinion on the pronunciation of 'proven'.
I have a friend who favours "proov'n". I favour "prove'n". My dictionary (albeit only Encarta), lists both.
Any opinions?
cheer
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how do you pronounce 'prove' then?
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I favour "prove'n". (Mmm, it is SO nice to have you posting again!!! <GRIN>) Do you mean that the o has the same sound as in oh? Oh, no!  It's oo. As in coo.
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'Prove', the word = proov.
But in "prove'n", the sound was meant to rhyme with 'grove'. Apologies for the ambiguity.
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Proovn, definitely proovn.
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Sorry, shanks, but it's definitely proovn up here too. If I here p-roe-vn, I think of Ole Blighted, especially public school twits.
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But in "prove'n", the sound was meant to rhyme with 'grove'.
Has anyone looked this up?
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Pronunciation: prüv
Inflected Form(s): proved; proved \-vd\; or prov·en \-vn\;
©W3
IOW, the US standard for inflected forms just adds an unstressed syllable to proov.
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Great to hear you're back, Shanks - welcome, mate.
Definitely /proov'n/ for me, too, with a vague feeling of recognition in what my updownside bro said about the crust of the blighted uppers... but we allus knew you were secretly a nob ;)
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>but we allus knew you were secretly a nob ;)
Don't you mean nabob? Or should he bring his Mum by?
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So there go my chances of impressing hoi polloi with my working class cred. Damn you Billy Bragg for giving me hope!
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In Scottish law there is a three verdict system; 'guilty', 'not guilty' and 'not proven'. In this case the word always seems to be pronounced as proven, not as prooven. In case of interest, here is a link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/faq/notprov.asp
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Well, I never had a public school eddication, but I've always pronounced it as prov/n. My better half, the one with the law degree, disagrees with me and agrees with the pruv/n school. So there's nothing new there, then.
Oh, and welcome back, Shanks. It's been a long time since I saw a post from you.
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