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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

upbringing

Can you be 'brought up a certain way?

Is it possible to be brought up Spanish?

I was brought up Spanish upbringing.

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Sure. Even though María spent her childhood in Fargo, she had a Spanish upbringing.

— Philip

  • Sure.
  • Even though María spent her childhood in Fargo, she had a Spanish upbringing.
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Sure. Even though María spent her childhood in Fargo, she had a Spanish upbringing.
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I often hear things like, "I was brought up Catholic." I consider the sentence casual.

She had a Spanish upbringing. would work.
Her upbringing was Spanish.
(These are somewhat more formal.)
AnonymousI was brought up Spanish upbringing.
This one (above) doesn't work.

I often hear the infinitive: She was brought up
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