Wednesday, March 3, 2010

English Usage - bear - English editing.

Until the 18th century borne and born were simply variants of the past participle of bear, used interchangeably with no distinction in meaning. By around 1775, however, the present distinction in use had become established. Borne became the standard past participle for the transitive verb: she has borne you another son; the findings have been borne out. Born became the standard, neutral way to refer to birth: she was born in 1965; he was born lucky; I was born and bred in Gloucester. The most common mistake is to write born instead of borne, as in the incorrect his suspicions have not been born out.
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