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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A friend / friends of the family.
I have seen a sentence in a movie.
A: Have you come here to see me?
B: No. I am friends of the family.
But I think "a friend" is grammatically and logically correct or is there a reason native English speakers use "friends" there like "I want to be friends with you" I still think "a friend" is logically right there.
What do you think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
A: Have you come here to see me?
B: No. I am friends of the family.
But I think "a friend" is grammatically and logically correct or is there a reason native English speakers use "friends" there like "I want to be friends with you" I still think "a friend" is logically right there.
What do you think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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Hans51 No. I am friends of the family. But I think "a friend" is grammatically and logically correct I agree.
- Hans51 No.
- I am friends of the family.
- But I think "a friend" is grammatically and logically correct I agree.
- or is there a reason native English speakers use "friends" there like "I want to be friends with you .
- " I still think "a friend" is logically right there.
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Hans51No. I am friends of the family.
But I think "a friend" is grammatically and logically correct I agree. or is there a reason native English speakers use "friends" there like
"I want to be friends with you." I still think "a friend" is logically right there. no
"I want to be friends with you." is correct. You and I
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I believe in the context of this sentence, I mean before it, the person said smth about "friends of the family", and thus later, in this sentence, he asociates himself with this social group.
Because without such context the sentence "I am friends of the family." seems strange, since it is not "I want to be friends with you.", it's different.
Because without such context the sentence "I am friends of the family." seems strange, since it is not "I want to be friends with you.", it's different.
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Thank you both so much and can I ask one more question?
He is friends with Tom.
He is a friend of Tom.
Now I know that there is no problem with the first, but I think the second is also okay and there is not much difference in meaning between them.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you and you are so pretty inside and outside.
He is friends with Tom.
He is a friend of Tom.
Now I know that there is no problem with the first, but I think the second is also okay and there is not much difference in meaning between them.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you and you are so pretty inside and outside.
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He is a friend of Tom.
Here "Tom" should be in possessive case. I friend of Tom's, like "a friend of mine"
Here "Tom" should be in possessive case. I friend of Tom's, like "a friend of mine"
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Antonina RomakerHere "Tom" should be in possessive case. I friend of Tom's, …This is OK in informal English, but double possessives should be avoided in formal writing. He is a friend of Tom is just fine.
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