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Chris -- 2025-05-10
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I’m sure the intended meaning is that the cat (in the first example) carried or bore the parasite, not that the cat gave birth to it, but maybe the imagery of giving birth influenced the usage.
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Hawaii – Ripe for Emerging Mosquito-Born Disease Threats
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Mosquito born disease may be effective in fight against Zika
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Brewster girl survives rare tick-born disease
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New Tick-Born Disease Identified In China
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Last edited by Jim Dixon (2016-11-14 17:42:09)
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I think for many people, “borne” is uncommon enough that they aren’t aware of it, so it is just a misspelling. Both “born” and “borne” come from “bear” anyway.
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