Master confusing words with ease
Born vs. Borne
Born
/bɔːn/Examples:
My daughter Anne was born three months later.I was sixteen years old when you were born."And his child will be born with the same condition.
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Borne
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The plot twist was borne out of creative chaos.Their resilience was borne through countless trials.Innovation is often borne from necessity and challenge.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember born contains o, which can remind you of the word origin, fitting for being brought into existence.
- Borne has an e at the end, like the word carried, since it is often used in contexts of carrying or transporting.
- Think of borne as a past participle of bear, meaning its already happened or been endured'.
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