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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Are they all commonly used?

English is spoken throughout the world, so if you can speak it, you can communicate with (. ).

1) many foreigners
2) many foreign people
3) many people living abroad(=overseas)
4) many people from other counties

Does 1) and 2) sound somewhat offensive?
  

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'Countries', not 'counties'. teacherJapan Does 1) and 2) sound somewhat offensive? No.

  • 'Countries', not 'counties'.
  • teacherJapan Does 1) and 2) sound somewhat offensive?
  • No.
  • 'Foreigner' in English does not have the same derogatory nuance that 'gaijin' can have in Japanese.
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'Countries', not 'counties'.
teacherJapanDoes 1) and 2) sound somewhat offensive?
No. 'Foreigner' in English does not have the same derogatory nuance that 'gaijin' can have in Japanese.

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