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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
about "poultry farm"
Can I say,
He owns his poultry.
He owns a poultry farm.
He rears chickens and ducks at the farm.
He owns his poultry.
He owns a poultry farm.
He rears chickens and ducks at the farm.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, He owns his poultry. - Yes, but I would say he owns poultry He owns a poultry farm. - Yes He rears chickens and ducks at/ on the farm.
- Vincent Teo Can I say, He owns his poultry.
- - Yes, but I would say he owns poultry He owns a poultry farm.
- - Yes He rears chickens and ducks at/ on the farm.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
He owns his poultry. - Yes, but I would say he owns poultry
He owns a poultry farm. - Yes
He rears chickens and ducks at/on the farm.
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Vincent Teo"Fussy" school marms used to advise us in the States that we do not "raise" children; rather, we "rear children and raise animals".
He rears chickens and ducks at the farm.
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We don't rear animals??? I have been using raise for children and rear for animals. exactly the opposite! 
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