Re: USAGE: 'born'
| From: | Amanda Babcock <langs@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 11, 2001, 14:03 |
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On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 06:02:47PM -0400, Nik Taylor wrote:
> David Peterson wrote:
> > The first definition is "tending to suit or to give a pleasing effect or
> > attractive appearance, as to a person or thing". "Becoming what?" That's not
> > the response of a native English speaker.
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> It's the response of THIS native English speaker.
This one too.
I find the adjectival use of "becoming" so old-fashioned that I automatically
assume the verbal meaning in a modern context.
Amanda