2006-12-11 23:13:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Proven is the older participle of prove. Proved is a more recent version coming from trying to "regularize" English and is also correct. Some people, apparently including the compilers of spell checker word lists, believe it is the only form to use. They are wrong. "Proven" is perfectly good English.
The grammar checkers are even worse - they keep trying to convince you that passive voice is wrong and that everything must be active, and if you were to use subjunctive mood in a verb, they would gag at that.
2006-12-12 01:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, proven is a word, and not all spell checks are perfect. The Y!A spell checker is not any exception to this rule, it will sometimes miss a word that is incorrect, of correct and word that is wrong. It's just life.
2006-12-11 23:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by steph-o 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, proven is an actual word.
2006-12-11 23:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by mom2all 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prov‧en1
[usually before noun] tested and shown to be true or good, or shown to exist:
a player of proven ability
a telephone system with a proven track record (=past performance showing how good it is) of reliability
2006-12-11 23:23:02 · answer #4 · answered by leynas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it means established beyond doubt
2006-12-11 23:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋