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- did born and bred originally have different meaning?
to be born and bred, or bred and born: an alliterative phrase in which bred has usually sense 9, though formerly sense 1 1542 N Udall tr Erasmus Apophthegmes f 133v In the same Isle born, breden, and brought vp a1616 Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i ii 20 I was bred and borne Not three houres trauaile from this very place
- Does the phrase born and bred usually connote a sense of pride and . . .
“Born and bred in the bush” evokes pride but not “eminence” and “affluence” There might have been irony in this usage, but no longer: eg The Wild Colonial Boys - Born and bred in the bush, bushrangers Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and Thunderbolt eluded police and became heroes and Born and bred in the bush they enjoyed the bush ethos
- word choice - Born and bred split over the sentence - English . . .
Michael, born and bred in London, is a scientist from Cambridge is clear He was born and I grew up in that city (I do not know the origins of the word bred, but I trust it to mean grew up) Now, imagine that he was born in one city but grew up in another: Michael, born in London and bred in Paris, is a scientist from Cambridge
- Im born and brought up in India - I dont want to use the past . . .
I'm Indian, born and bred That has a slightly different meaning To be bred means to be brought up in a specific way, so this sentence means that you have very strong characteristically Indian habits due to being brought up there This sentence is also neutral on the issue of where you currently reside
- vocabulary - Can I say I was born in a place but bred in another place . . .
I was born in Melbourne but bred in Sydney No "Born and bred" is a set phrase, and when used separately its meaning changes As a standalone word, "bred" is more suitable for use in regards to cattle or other animals "Born and bred" is tied together so tightly that you can use it as an attributive adjective: She was a born and bred Melbourner
- Why is the Yorkshire dialect called Tyke?
Im Yorkshire born and bred, the term tyke used to describe a yorkshire born and bred person is due to this :- Yorkshire people are called tykes to mean they are clever and skilled at the occupation or hobby they have adopted and also have a hint of cunning and mischief The name tykes originally meant extremely active and quick-thinking dogs
- Is there a word for someone born through incest?
An illegitimate child for a baby born out of wedlock, used to be a common term until the 70s, but that's a rough guess of mine – Mari-Lou A Commented Jun 8, 2013 at 9:05
- word choice - Does native Japanese indicate Japanese people or . . .
The term "native Japanese" frequently arises as a way of distinguishing between born-and-bred traditional Japanese (on the one hand) and Chinese- or Western-influenced Japanese on the other In one instance, "native Japanese" even appears as an appellation for majority ethnic Japanese in contradistinction to other longtime denizens of the islands
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