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#2 (permalink) Sun Dec 30, 2007 22:28 pm what's the difference between courage and courageous? |
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| Elsam wrote: | what's the difference between courage and courageous?
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Courage is a noun and courageous is an adjective!!!
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#4 (permalink) Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:49 am what's the difference between courage and courageous? |
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. 1-- Never ever is casual English; it is an intensified form of never.
2-- Borne= carried. Born = came into existence through birth. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Sat Feb 16, 2008 17:07 pm what's the difference between courage and courageous? |
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hi everybody, i'm a newcomer, hope to get your help 
i'd like to ask sth about this item: 'She has never ever complained and has borne all her troubles with great courage.''
quote:"2-- Borne= carried. Born = came into existence through birth."
=> as far as i know, the verb "bear" has two forms of past participle, which are "born" and "borne", and they can be used tantamountly . besides, the word bear also has the meaning of "put up with", not just "carry" or "give birth to". i have seen this word used likewise in other sentences, for eg: i can't bear that fellow in this case, if "borne" here means "carried", then the sentence seems somehow a little bit ambiguous..., but if we use "bear" with the meaning of "put up with", i think it may be more understandable and suitable i wonder whether my idea is right or not, please give more explaination thank you very much! _________________
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#6 (permalink) Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:31 am what's the difference between courage and courageous? |
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. They cannot be used 'tantamountly'-- the two past participles have different meanings. ('Past participle distinction of borne for "carried" and born for "given birth" has existed since 1775.')
The meaning 'put up with' is metaphorically derived from physically 'carry'. Since, in your sentence, 'troubles' are not physical entities, the meaning of 'has borne' there is natively interpreted as 'has put up with; has endured'. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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