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Gamboler Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Companions - company

Context:

A party. The twenties. Benjamin comes in accompanied by two mysterious guys. Andrew, the host, is a friend of Benjamin, but he doesn't know who the other three men are..

- Good evening, Andrew.
- Good evening, Benjamin and companions.

- Good evening, Andrew.
- Good evening, Benjamin and company.

Which one is correct or more natural?
  

Top answer

None of those are natural. If Benjamin and Andrew were friends, then Benjamin would say something like "Good evening, Andrew. I'd like you to meeet Percival and Sebastian".

— Fivejedjon

  • None of those are natural.
  • If Benjamin and Andrew were friends, then Benjamin would say something like "Good evening, Andrew.
  • I'd like you to meeet Percival and Sebastian".
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None of those are natural. If Benjamin and Andrew were friends, then Benjamin would say something like "Good evening, Andrew. I'd like you to meeet Percival and Sebastian".
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Thanks, fivejedjon, but I can't use what you suggested because,


a) Andrew doesn't know that the names of the two mysterious guys are Percival and Sebastian.

b) It's a translation, and I should keep the original sense.


So, maybe if companions or company doesn't work here (that's what they say in the original language), somebody can find a colloquia
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Then I suppose Benjamin could say " Good evening, Andrew. Good evening, gentlemen".
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