Bit versus Bitten
Too often we encounter words that seems to us conveying same meaning even their spelling or the pronunciation is different. In our day to day life we don’t focus on these differences much and end up using wrong term at wrong place creating a situation of embarrassment. In this article we are going to deal with such two terms only namely bit and bitten.
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In this article we are going to see meanings of the term described above and also we are going to use them in sentence making for better understanding.
Use of the term bit and bitten in sentence making
Bit |
Bitten |
Bit as a verb |
Bitten as a verb |
Term often refers to small piece or portion or sometimes refers to a short Period of time. It is also used to show binary digit in computing or to show some extent;
Use in sentences Sam’s playful puppy has bit into his favorite chew toy.
Unfortunately, Sam bit his lip accidentally while eating.
Sam, I’m a bit tired after the long flight, but I’ll manage.
Sam was a bit surprised by the unexpected news.
Sam, let’s rest for a bit before continuing the hike. |
Term refers to indicate that someone or something has experienced the action of biting in the past.
Use in sentences The usually Sam’s docile dog only bitten when it felt threatened or cornered.
Sam gingerly tasted the exotic fruit but was disappointed after being bitten by its bitter flavor.
The doctor examined the Sam’s hand, which had been bitten by a stray dog, and recommended immediate treatment.
In the thrilling adventure novel, Sam the protagonist was bitten by a mysterious creature during a daring expedition. |
Important note
As in the above segment of the article we have seen the meaning of both the words and created sentences using both the terms. We can say that both the terms have some overlapping and differences at the same time and it is better to avoid using these terms alternatively. To remember the difference we can use a simple trick that is
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Term bit is simpler with reference to the term bitten and hence term bit is in simple past tense and term bitten is in past perfect tense.
After knowing the meaning, framed the sentences and acknowledging difference between both the terms let’s now proceed to correct pronunciation of both the terms.
Bit is pronounced as bɪt
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Bitten is pronounced as bɪtn
Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term either be bit or bitten is used to show act of biting however we also see that term bit do have other meanings to and the only difference is both terms have different orientation. We also framed sentences using both the terms, learnt a simple trick to remember the difference between both the terms and at last we learned about correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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