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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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family

Mary: Who is the guy who came with you?

James: He is my family.

Is it natural to use the word family to refer to a family member?

Another example,

Mitch is not the only family you have.

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Mary: Who is the guy who came with you? James: He is my family. Is it natural to use the word family to refer to a family member?

  • Mary: Who is the guy who came with you?
  • James: He is my family.
  • Is it natural to use the word family to refer to a family member?
  • Not like this.
  • You can say "He is family" colloquially, to mean is a member of my family.
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Mary: Who is the guy who came with you?

James: He is my family.

Is it natural to use the word family to refer to a family member?

Not like this. You can say "He is family" colloquially, to mean is a member of my family. But unless "that guy" is the only family member this person has on

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