Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » born or borne http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Born out or borne out? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/born-out-or-borne-out/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/born-out-or-borne-out/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:35:22 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/?p=412 typing Which is correct?
Years ago, futurists predicted that by the 21st century we would all be piloting flying cars. Those predictions have not been _________ so far.
a. born out
b. borne out

Answer: b
Borne out means proven. Both words are past participles of bear but born is only used when the meaning is give birth.

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