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Taka Posted 14 years ago
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Does this sentence sound natural?

There are many languages in the world, with all sharing certain basic elements.
  

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Hi, No. More natural is eg There are many languages in the world, with all of them sharing certain basic elements. eg There are many languages in the world, and they all share certain basic elements.

— Clive

  • Hi, No.
  • More natural is eg There are many languages in the world, with all of them sharing certain basic elements.
  • eg There are many languages in the world, and they all share certain basic elements.
  • Clive
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Hi,

No.
More natural is
eg There are many languages in the world, with all of them sharing certain basic elements.
eg There are many languages in the world, and they all share certa
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What about this? Still unnatural?

There are many languages in the world, all of them different, yet all sharing certain basic elements.
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TakaDoes this sentence sound natural?There are many languages in the world, with all sharing certain basic elements.
That sounds fine to me.
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OHEmotion: surprise It sounds OK. Hmm... even native speakers have different opinions sometimes.
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Hi,

What about this? Still unnatural?

There are many languages in the world, all of them different, yet all sharing certain basic elements.

Sounds fine.

Clive
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