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The pronunciation of proven

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    The pronunciation of proven

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

    What's going on here?

    #2
    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    I would say the o as in over, everyone seems to say the o like a u.

    What's going on here?
    Yeah but you're heathen.

    How would you pronounce the word "Proved"?

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      #3
      Proved is proved, but proven is pr 'oh, oh, oh, it's magic' ven.

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        #4
        Proven | Define Proven at Dictionary.com

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

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          #5
          Originally posted by realityhack View Post
          Proven | Define Proven at Dictionary.com

          proof > prove > proving > proved > proven, all 'proov...'
          +1.

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            #6
            Originally posted by minestrone View Post
            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.

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              #7
              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.

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                #8
                Ah tis a Scots/English thing.

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

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
                  I'm with you minnie.
                  Yae.

                  I'm not mad.

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                    #10
                    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].
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