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Is it "proved" or "proven"?

I'm British and would always say proven instead of proved when in the context of "I have proven my theory", but then I read Wikipedia yesterday and found out that "proved" is strongly preferred over "proven" in British English, but "proven" is commonplace in American English. So how come I speak British English but find "proven" more natural sounding in the example I gave?

Previously, I had heard others at school say words such as "proved" and thought they were talking slang.

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  • Natalie
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I would prefer proven, but either way is correct and whoever you are talking too should get the point.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    "I have proven my theory is correct."is correct or you could say "I proved my theory was correct"

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