gets risen

Barnhart ADS-L at HIGHLANDS.COM
Fri Sep 5 14:46:59 UTC 2003


Just heard on CNN:

... gets risen ...

(should have been) ... gets raised ....

When, if ever, should rise~raise confusions be recognized in desk
dictionaries of standard English?  Should such problems be noted in
learner's (non-native speaker) dictionaries?

Clearly, when native speakers in their sometimes "sloppy" use of the
language may mislead "new" speakers of English.  Am I being too
prescriptive?

Regards,
David

barnhart at highlands.com



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