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Stevenukd Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Exchange visits
C: Do you play with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: Yeah. My neighbors and I often exchange visits between each other's houses.
- Are these natural?
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Stevenukd
D: Yeah. My neighbors and I often exchange visits between each other's houses.
- Are these natural?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd
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Hi Stevenukd No, that sounds awkward, and a more natural wording would depend on whether the conversation is between two young children or two adults, and it would also depend on what exactly you mean by "play". Here is a possible conversation between two adults: C: Do you spend time with anyone in your neighborhood? D: Yeah.
- Hi Stevenukd No, that sounds awkward, and a more natural wording would depend on whether the conversation is between two young children or two adults, and it would also depend on what exactly you mean by "play".
- Here is a possible conversation between two adults: C: Do you spend time with anyone in your neighborhood?
- D: Yeah.
- My neighbors and I often visit each other.
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Hi Stevenukd
No, that sounds awkward, and a more natural wording would depend on whether the conversation is between two young children or two adults, and it would also depend on what exactly you mean by "play".
Here is a possible conversation between two adults:
C: Do you spend time with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: Yeah. My neighbors and I often visit each othe
No, that sounds awkward, and a more natural wording would depend on whether the conversation is between two young children or two adults, and it would also depend on what exactly you mean by "play".
Here is a possible conversation between two adults:
C: Do you spend time with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: Yeah. My neighbors and I often visit each othe
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- How about this? Are these also natural?
C: Do you associate with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: No. They're very talkative and wily, they do not deserve for me to associate with.
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd
C: Do you associate with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: No. They're very talkative and wily, they do not deserve for me to associate with.
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd
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Hi Stevenukd
I would suggest this:
C: Do you socialize with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: No. My neighbors are all very gossipy and devious, and they do not deserve my company.
The word "associate" is theoretically possible, but I think "socialize" would be much more natural your sentence.
The word "talkative" isn't necessarily a ba
I would suggest this:
C: Do you socialize with anyone in your neighborhood?
D: No. My neighbors are all very gossipy and devious, and they do not deserve my company.
The word "associate" is theoretically possible, but I think "socialize" would be much more natural your sentence.
The word "talkative" isn't necessarily a ba
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