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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
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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" .

  • " 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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