"risen" for "raised"

[Brenda Lester]

it's got to be a typo, etc.
  reminds me of that old, silly song, "Toity doity boids."
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  spring has sprung;
  the grass has rizzed.
  i wonder where them
  boidies is.

  bl





RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:
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Perhaps this is just a typo the both the author and editor missed--or a
hypercorrection--or do people really normally use "risen" as the past participle of
"raise"?


"Campbell has risen far more in campaign contributions than his [two]
opponents combined, with a large chunk coming from builders and contractors." --
Lauren Sellers, "Three with varied viewpoints want Allen's house seat," ORLANDO
SENTINEL, 2-21-08, pB3.


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