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Welcome to EF, LS! In theory, am born is possible but I cannot envisage a situation in which I could say it. I have a vague recollection of a movie or something called A S tar Is Born, which proves that the combination to be + born is possible in English.
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Welcome to EF, LS!
In theory, am born is possible but I cannot envisage a situation in which I could say it. I have a vague r
In theory, am born is possible but I cannot envisage a situation in which I could say it. I have a vague r
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It's certainly grammatical; however, there aren't a great many situations in which it would be a natural thing to say.
I found only 3 examples in the BNC:
And if I have no chance before I am born, what chance do I have when I live my life?
This is because the Spirit is opposed to the fallen human nature I am born with (and do not lose after my incorpor
I found only 3 examples in the BNC:
And if I have no chance before I am born, what chance do I have when I live my life?
This is because the Spirit is opposed to the fallen human nature I am born with (and do not lose after my incorpor
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Lena SöderlundDo you ever say: "I am born"???No, I never say that.
I might be asked
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This might be said hypothetically by a baby when it is born: "I am born!"
You also hear this in the stock phrase:
"I am born again." (Said in certain religious, spiritual, and drastically life-altering contexts.)
You also hear this in the stock phrase:
"I am born again." (Said in certain religious, spiritual, and drastically life-altering contexts.)
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CalifJimNo, I never say that.I get 56 hits on Google for https://www.google.com/#q=%22I+am+born+and+raised+american%22&start=70 and 46 for
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ozzourtiI get 56 hits on Google for "I am born and raised American" and 46 for "I was born and raised American" Would you never use the former?No!
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