That isn't it at all. "Born and raised" is something you would see in an encyclopedia. It is clean, corporate, passive.

"Born and bred" is something you would hear from a redneck right before a barfight. It is a southern (US) thing, and definitely not a Yankee (northerner) thing. It has connotations of pride and heritage, of being a product of a place. I've never heard of someone being proud of being from the North East, of being proud of being from the land of dumpsters and gang wars, of being proud of being from the land of homelessness and backstabbing. Around here, anytime someone mentions they are from New York it is with a hint of shame.

The issue is the increasing corporateness of language which is forced from New York (where the majority of the publishing houses are, just check the headquarters of the companies listed here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/72889-ranking-america-s-largest-publishers.html The only one on the list that isn't either London or New York is Disney Publishing Worldwide, which is California). Everything must be inoffensive and bland.

That isn't it at all. "Born and raised" is something you would see in an encyclopedia. It is clean, corporate, passive.

"Born and bred" is something you would hear from a redneck right before a barfight. It is a southern (US) thing, and definitely not a Yankee (northerner) thing. It has connotations of pride and heritage, of being a product of a place. I've never heard of someone being proud of being from the North East, of being proud of being from the land of dumpsters and gang wars, of being proud of being from the land of homelessness and backstabbing. Around here, anytime someone mentions they are from New York it is with a hint of shame.

The issue is the increasing corporateness of language which is forced from New York (where the majority of the publishing houses are, just check the headquarters of the companies listed here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/72889-ranking-america-s-largest-publishers.html The only one on the list that isn't either London or New York is Disney Publishing Worldwide, which is California). Everything must be inoffensive and bland.