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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
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.
Thanks in advance!
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.
Thanks in advance!
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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
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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