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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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From humble origins vs humble background
How would you naturally phrase these 3?
She is from a humble origin.
She is from a humble background.
She is from the middle class.
Thank you
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She is from a humble origin. We usually say 'She is from humble origin s '. She is from a humble background.
- She is from a humble origin.
- We usually say 'She is from humble origin s '.
- She is from a humble background.
- OK.
- I think we'd usually say 'She has a humble background'.
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She is from a humble origin. We usually say 'She is from humble origins'.
She is from a humble background. OK. I think we'd usually say 'She has a humble background'.
She is from the middle class. This sounds like she is not middle class anymore.
Clive
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