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Is "I am born and bred in London" correct?
I read this on the profile of a person who messaged me, is it true that "I'm born" is correct in British English?
31 mrt. 2015 19:13
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I'd say either 'I was born and bred in London' or 'I'm London born and bred' (as a complete set phrase). If the person still lives in London now, they'd be more likely to say the second - in the sense of 'I'm a true Londoner.'
To be honest, I wouldn't worry about this phrase, and I certainly wouldn't see it as a grammatical mistake. Yes, the idea of 'I'm born..' does seem strange when viewed in isolation, but old-fashioned set phrases - like 'born and bred' - often do produce some odd constructions.
31 maart 2015
The word 'bred' refers to animals everywhere, Janeese - not just America. The expression 'born and bred' is a set phrase. It was used in America in the past, but has fallen out of use.
1 april 2015
I'd say born and raised. In America we use the word bred referring to animals.
31 maart 2015
It would be more correct to say I was born and bred because you are referring to an event that has already occurred.
31 maart 2015
I don't know about Britain, but in America we say "Born and raised." "I'm born" by itself sounds strange since it's something that happened in the past. I would say "I 'was' born in London." My guess it that it is most likely a British Expression.
31 maart 2015
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