English is so complicated

[havythoai]

Originally Posted by risby

Surely it's "true-born" meaning born and bred there rather than "true-borne"
which might be a poetic (i.e. incorrect) way of saying "carried well".

I'm confused a bit. Can "Born" and "Borne" be supposed to be the same meaning ?

Originally Posted by Blue Fire

Havythoai, your post is a real gem of creative writing, in my humble opinion. I really enjoyed your story! I love to collect writings like yours. May I quote your post to other people in other forums or websites? I would love to share your story with other folks I know!

No problem, Blue Fire ! . You can quote my post to everywhere you want . I'm honoured that you want to share it with your friends

[Ouisch]

Originally Posted by havythoai

That's truly a part of exaggerated details, Ouish ...! It's because I wanted my story more interesting and attractively... Those who are educated in Harvard University are very polite and genteel .
I wish I could be a student of Harvard one day. But this sounds impossible
Just for curiousness, have you ever visited Harvard University? Mr. Ouish
P.S: Mary has taken my heart with her back to America. What do I have to do now ? I can't forget that kiss

I've visited friends at Harvard, but I did not have the luxury of attending that school myself.

As for Mary and that unforgettable kiss...sometimes women are just as complicated as English, no? Are you keeping in touch with her by mail or email?

[Blue Fire]

Originally Posted by havythoai

[snip]
No problem, Blue Fire ! . You can quote my post to everywhere you want . I'm honoured that you want to share it with your friends

Thankyou so much!
I wish you well. And, good luck with the girl!!

[risby]

Originally Posted by havythoai

Can "Born" and "Borne" be supposed to be the same meaning?

No: "borne" is the past participle of "bear" meaning carry, whereas "born" is an adjective meaning existing as a result of birth.
Now, you tell me, what's the difference between blonde and blond?

[dzmitry]

Originally Posted by risby

Now, you tell me, what's the difference between blonde and blond?

... blonde could be either adjective or noun while blond is adjective only. Is it the difference?

[risby]

Originally Posted by dzmitry

... blonde could be either adjective or noun while blond is adjective only. Is it the difference?

Well, Wiktionary has "it is only one of a few distinct words where the gender differentiation is actually reflected in the spelling of the word (i.e. She is a blonde woman. vs. He is a blond man.)".

[havythoai]

Originally Posted by Ouisch

I've visited friends at Harvard, but I did not have the luxury of attending that school myself.
As for Mary and that unforgettable kiss...sometimes women are just as complicated as English, no? Are you keeping in touch with her by mail or email?

Yes, I've heard the school fees of Harvard is much higher than the others.

It' unfortunate that I've forgotten asking her email

Originally Posted by Blue Fire

Thankyou so much!
I wish you well. And, good luck with the girl!!

Originally Posted by risby

Well, Wiktionary has "it is only one of a few distinct words where the gender differentiation is actually reflected in the spelling of the word (i.e. She is a blonde woman. vs. He is a blond man.)".

Today I know two complicated words of English, which are Blond and Blonde . Thank you, Risby

[ChicoAce]

Hey what's your opinion on this?

When there are two fish in a fishtank, i.e., two goldfish, then there are two fish. However, when there's one goldfish and one catfish, then there are two fishes.

Similarly, if there are two white sheep in a field, there are two sheep. However, if there's one white sheep and one black sheep, then there are two sheeps.

I'm from Scotland and have always learned this as such...

Charlie