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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Compete

"I am competing with my best friend for the gold medal."
This sentence means that there is one gold medal and we both want it.
But how can I convey that I am competing with my best friend to see who has more friends in the friends list ?
"I am competing with my best friend for friends" . Is this correct ?
  

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" This sentence means that there is one gold medal and we both want it. But how can I convey that I am competing with my best friend to see who has more friends in the friends list ? "I am competing with my best friend for friends" .

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  • " This sentence means that there is one gold medal and we both want it.
  • But how can I convey that I am competing with my best friend to see who has more friends in the friends list ?
  • "I am competing with my best friend for friends" .
  • Is this correct ?
  • It's not wrong, but it would be clearer to say: I am competing with my best friend to see who has more friends in the friends list.
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Hi,

"I am competing with my best friend for the gold medal."

This sentence means that there is one gold medal and we both want it.

But how can I convey that I am competing with my best friend to see who has more friends in the friends list ?

"I am competing with my best friend for friends" . Is this correct ? It's not wrong, but it would be clearer to say:
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