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Londonderry Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Bit..bitten

Which is correct? I hear both.

He was bit by a spider.
He was bitten by a spider.

Thanks.
  

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londonderry Which is correct? Formally, 'bitten'. t1%3B%2Chas%20bitten%3B%2Cc0 )

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  • londonderry Which is correct?
  • Formally, 'bitten'.
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londonderryWhich is correct?
Formally, 'bitten'.
londonderryI hear both
That is a good hint that 'bit' is gaining ground recently ('bit' used to be more common:
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Thank you.

I have never seen a graph like that. Pretty neat.
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