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Boughten vs. Bought
Boughten
Examples:
The store-boughten cookies tasted bland compared to homemade.She used the boughten fabric to craft her own unique dress.His favorite shoes were boughten from a vintage market in town.
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Bought
Examples:
She bought the painting at the local art gallery.Tom bought a bunch of fresh flowers for his mom.He bought tickets for the next big concert.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Bought" is the more common and standard past tense and past participle of the verb "buy."
- "Boughten" is considered non-standard or dialectal and is rarely used in written English.
- If you're writing formally or speaking in a professional setting, stick with "bought."
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