Adopted
Hi,
How to use adopt here?
I am a Japanese adopted by American parents.
Or is there some other way of writing it?
Thanks.
Top answer
Your use of "adopt" is fine, but "a Japanese" is not ideal. People do put it that way often enough, but such nouns in "-ese" are best reserved for referring to peoples—the Japanese, the Potuguese, etc. "
- Your use of "adopt" is fine, but "a Japanese" is not ideal.
- People do put it that way often enough, but such nouns in "-ese" are best reserved for referring to peoples—the Japanese, the Potuguese, etc.
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Your use of "adopt" is fine, but "a Japanese" is not ideal. People do put it that way often enough, but such nouns in "-ese" are best reserved for referring to peoples—the Japanese, the Potuguese, etc. You can make it an adjective by adding a word like "girl" (I am a Japanese girl adopted …) or with "I was born Japanese and was adopted …."
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