Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-25 | Page 11 | Frank Colby's

Fi I Frank I Colby's Colby s Just Take My Word for tor forIt It BORN BORNE BORN BORNE This weeks week's Slip o 0 the Tongue Her sorrows were born in silence e. e No Best usage restricts restricts restricts re re- re- re BORN to the meaning of having been given birth to Better say Her sorrows were borne in silence Wrong He was horned in California This is a common error Do not add added ed to born bornt t to form a past tense for born itself is the past participle of the verb to bear as also is borne Better say He was born in California Wrong She was born by a mother of Spanish blood No When followed by the word by the correct form to use is borne Therefore she was borne by a mother of Spanish blood Note Born and borne are pronounced differently The vowel vowel vow vow- el ci sound of born is the aw as heard in corn corp horn morn morn Say The vowel sound of b borne rne is oe loe as os in hoe roe t toe e. e Say boern What's wrong with this sentence sentence sen sen- en- en tence I have already drank the water Drink is an irregular irregular irregular ular verb that is conjugated tec thus thus Drink drank drun drunk Drunk is the correct past participle participle participle par par- and nd one should say I 1 have already drunk the water Also one may properly say I drank the water a moment ago The irregular verbs and there are about in English are real troublemakers to most of us If such verbs as seen-saw seen drunk drank-drunk took taken sang- sang sung sunk sank-sunk bother you be of good cheer My simple pamphlet w will ll give you a anon non technical key to the irregular verbs that will clear the whole matter up in no time Its It's yours for the asking but dont don't delay for the supply is limited Send Senda a stamped self-addressed self envelope envelope envelope ope to Frank Colby in care care- of The Salt Lake Telegram Ask for VERB Pamphlet Please make sure your return envelope bears a cent 3 stamp