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[changeling]

Usage Note: Thanks to the vagaries of English spelling, bear has two past participles: born and borne. Traditionally, born is used only in passive constructions referring to birth: I was born in Chicago. For all other uses, including active constructions referring to birth, borne is the standard form: She has borne both her children at home. I have borne his insolence with the patience of a saint.

So, this would mean it would be "an ease borne of practise" not "an ease born of practise", right? Can some language freak back me up here?


[edit: this (born adj 1: brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" [ant: unborn] 2: being so through innate qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent") would suggest born without an e. I'm so confused.)

Comments

[ishara.livejournal.com]

yes, I believe that would be the correct phrasing

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Which one? *is confused*

[ishara.livejournal.com]

this one :)

"an ease borne of practise"

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Ah. :)

I like that one better, as it has a superfluous e.

I also like the word superfluous.

[ishara.livejournal.com]

superfluous is a very cool word, i use it with suprising regularity

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

You're correct. But either is technically correct; it's all about dialect usage. BAsically, go with what feels comfortable. :)

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Wah! I wanted a definitive answer. :)

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

Sorry. :) English doesn't work like that, alas. :)

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

It does sometimes... *kicks English sullenly and sulks in the corner*

[ishara.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it's true that Shakespeare invented two thirds of the english language?
this was something that several english teachers, and one one editing teacher in my professional writing and editing course told me...
I do so hope it's true, it makes me feel much better about inventing words ;)

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Perhaps not two thirds... but certainly quite a lot thereof.

[ishara.livejournal.com]

minus 1 'one'

[dark-prophet.livejournal.com]

Personally I would use born - no e

I always interpretted "borne" as laboured under/endured

e.g. "I have bourne this insolence" - I have endured this insolence
"she has bourne bother her children" - she has endured two births.
"It's not to be bourne!" It's not to be tolerated.

But "born" - coming into being/created

So "ease born of practice" - an ease that came into being because x had lots of practice.

But still - it's likely to be a regional/dialect thing, especially since "bourne" is rarely used here except in strongh dialects

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

After pondering, I picked the one I liked less, as it was more likely to be true. "born" it is. *points at fic*

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[dark-prophet.livejournal.com]

Artistic license is a wonderful thing