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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

context and setting

Is 'be seen with you in a social context' natural?

If you're women wants to go out and be seen with you in a social context, the following might apply to you.

Is 'in that setting' natural and correct?
I didn't necessarily want to go to my graduation but I did because my parents wanted to see me in that setting.

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1. "be seen with you in a social context" is OK, but the start of the sentence is wrong. The most obvious correction to make it grammatical would be "If your women want / woman wants", but I don't exactly know what you intended to say.

— GPY

  • 1.
  • "be seen with you in a social context" is OK, but the start of the sentence is wrong.
  • The most obvious correction to make it grammatical would be "If your women want / woman wants", but I don't exactly know what you intended to say.
  • 2.
  • "in that setting" is not actually wrong in your sentence, but it isn't the greatest fit in my opinion.
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1. "be seen with you in a social context" is OK, but the start of the sentence is wrong. The most obvious correction to make it grammatical would be "If your women want / woman wants", but I don't exactly know what you intended to say.

2. "in that setting" is not actually wrong in your sentence, but it isn't the greatest fit in my opinion. I would try to reword it; for example, "... becau
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Is context and setting interchangeable?

I heard 'in a personal setting' on tv , but forgot what the beginning of the sentence was.

Is this natural to you?
If your women wants to go out and be seen with you in a social setting, the following might apply to you...

Could you tell me how to use 'in a personal setting'?

I don't know him in a personal setting.
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