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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

BIT BITTEN

If you get bit, you die.

If you get bitten, you die.
  

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Hi, My dictionary offers only 'bitten' as the past participle. Clive

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Hi,

My dictionary offers only 'bitten' as the past participle.

Clive
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If you get a bite, you'll die.
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Informally, I use "bit" as well as "bitten."h

Before you go out, spray yourself with mosquito repellent and you won't get bit.


"bit" is listed here as an alternate past participle. It might be American English.

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AlpheccaStars"bit" is listed here as an alternate past participle. It might be American English.
Yes, Random House Dictionary recognizes it, too, but my two British dictionaries don't.

CB
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Hi

I don't think this is a transatlantic thing

I'm happy with either and my dictionary gives bit or bitten as the past participle

Best regards

Dave

London
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