English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
BORN or BORNE?
She has ~born~ all the problems for my sake (nonstandard).
She has *borne* all the problems for my sake (standard).
“Borne” is the past participle of bear which means to tolerate something, usually something you dislike.
He was ~borne~ in 1946 (nonstandard).
He was *born* in 1946 (standard).
To be born is to come out of a mother’s body, and start to exist.
The decision was ~borne~ out of her willingness to come (nonstandard).
The decision was *born* out of her willingness to come (standard).
You use “born out of” when something has occurred because of something else.
GAB
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