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Rotter Posted 20 years ago
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By choice
A person told me the following:
I don't live in this country by choice.
What he meant was that he didn't select this country as the country of living. He, probably, became a refugee.
Does a native speaker of English use the words 'by choice' in this context? Of course, it is correct.
I don't live in this country by choice.
What he meant was that he didn't select this country as the country of living. He, probably, became a refugee.
Does a native speaker of English use the words 'by choice' in this context? Of course, it is correct.
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Would a native speaker of English use those words? Yes.
- Would a native speaker of English use those words?
- Yes.
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Yes, a negated verb combined with "by choice" is a very common way to say that you had no choice in the matter. Circumstances dictated the course of events.
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