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13. Very good guess!

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:07 PM

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Why do people say "born and bred in XXXXX" ? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 OP

Sort of like lock and load TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #1

Exactly! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 #5

Born and raised is the term I hear most often. brush Jan 2018 #8

Yes! and for the snotty, "Born and reared." TexasProgresive Jan 2018 #12

bred in the sense of being raised or educated. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #2

Where I was born / where I did most of my growing up jberryhill Jan 2018 #3

Perhaps Scrooge got something right! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 #6

Welcome to the DU! True Dough Jan 2018 #7

I think OAITW means "old and in the way" nt diva77 Jan 2018 #9

Thank you! True Dough Jan 2018 #10

LOL!!!! diva77 Jan 2018 #11

Very good guess! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 #13