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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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abide by live by
Is it natural to say that a population lives or abides by a motto?
The French live/abide by the countries motto Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
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The French live/abide by the countries motto Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
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In this context I think it's better to say they "live" by the motto. "
- In this context I think it's better to say they "live" by the motto.
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In this context I think it's better to say they "live" by the motto. "Abide" is used more when talking about rules, as in "when you are under my roof, you will abide by my rules!"
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Thank you for you help
Can I ask you please take a look at my examples?
We were brought up in the same country. We abide live by the same social standards/convention. You have more in common with me than someone who was raised in a different country. There is too big cultural gap between you two.
Can you say 'governed by different social standards/convention'?
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Can I ask you please take a look at my examples?
We were brought up in the same country. We abide live by the same social standards/convention. You have more in common with me than someone who was raised in a different country. There is too big cultural gap between you two.
Can you say 'governed by different social standards/convention'?
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