Brung versus Brought
What confuses the most are the merely same looking words that gives us the impression that indeed they both conveys the same meaning and in the term people end up using the wrong term at wrong place. In this article we are going to deal with such two phrases only namely brung and brought.
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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 brung and brought in sentence making
Brought |
brung |
Brought as a verb |
brung as a verb |
Term often refers to indicate that something or someone was conveyed or carried to a particular location or that an action of bringing took place in the past
Use in sentences Sam as speaker brought up an interesting point during the conference.
Sam’s team brought their A-game to the championship, resulting in a well-deserved victory.
Sam brought his enthusiasm to the project, inspiring the entire team.
Sam brought his guitar to the party and played some tunes for the guests. |
Term used to refer to same meaning as of term brought and there is literally no difference between both the terms.
Use in sentences The chef brung out a plate of delicious appetizers for the Sam and his guests.
Sam brung his concerns to the attention of the team during the discussion.
Sam and other students brung their questions to the teacher after the lecture.
Sam and I brung camping gear for a weekend getaway in the mountains. |
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. As it is clearly visible to us that indeed both terms have some overlapping and they can be used interchangeably but if we dug deep indeed there is a difference between both the terms and this difference can be remember using a simple trick
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Term brung is a incorrect and invalid term and not used too often these days so it advised that term brought should be used whenever required and it can be remembered with the fact that most of us are more familiar with brought term not with brung term.
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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.
Brought is pronounced as brɔːt
Brung is pronounced as Brung
Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term as both the terms refers to same meaning that is to carry something to a particular location but the term brung is grammatically wrong and it should not be used at the first place. 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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