English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
BORN or BORNE?
Born means:
i. to exist as a result of birth:
She was born in Lagos. ✔️
ii. having a natural ability to do a particular job:
He’s a born engineer.
iii. Happening as the result of something:
Her reaction was borne out of what she heard. ✖️
Her reaction was born out of what she heard. ✔️
Borne is the past participle of the word, bear; which means to accept, tolerate or endure something:
She has borne the responsibility of her action since then.
GAB
Thank you, Dr. GAB.
I appreciate your relentless effort to keep many of your followers steadily informed. God bless you.