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Bookmark or Share- To prove someone right? - WordReference ForumsWell, logically it doesn't hold together. Hellen would have to be the one who proved B right, not A. Her actions matched B's prediction, which proved him right. It would have to be something like "You see, she proved me right!"
- proven to be or proven as | WordReference ForumsI have searched many forums and dictionaries but couldn't find the answer to my question. Most of the forums discussed the use of "proven vs. proved". Is it correct to say "proven to be" or "proven as" or does it depend on the situation? For example: He has proven to be a great leader. He has proven as a great leader.
- As (it's) proved by... - WordReference ForumsThis is proved by scientists." Now I'm going to transform two separate sentences into one: 1. This type of fruit, as proved by scientists, can increase your lifespan. 2. This type of fruit, as is proved by scientists, can increase your lifespan. 3. This type of fruit, as it is proved by scientists, can increase your lifespan.
- Proved or proven? - WordReference ForumsThe last extensive study on this, I believe, ranges from 1950-1990 and shows a ratio of 3:1 for 'proved' and 'proven' in British English ('proved' is used more) and 4:3 (respective ordering) in American English, showing 'proved' wins out for both, but the 'proven' version is a lot more common in American English, but also gaining a bit of ...
- proved/proven - WordReference ForumsJust asked my dad (lecturer of linguistics at local university). He thinks that both proved and proven are past participles, but proved is also the past tense. Also that proven would be more formal than proved. So sorry to miss inform you first time round. So you could use i have proved or i have proven, but proved is more normal in that context
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