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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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hero

0When you say 'you are my hero', do you always mean the person's gender is male? Or it is used as an adjective which means the person inherits the traits of a hero. If so, can I say 'They are my hero'?02br
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0 I would probably not say "You are my hero" to a woman, no, but then "You are my heroine" sounds wrong as well. 02br 02br 00 You can say 01i 00They are my heroes02i 00. (not 01i 00hero02i 00 if there's more than one)02br 02br 00 CJ0-

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  • 0 I would probably not say "You are my hero" to a woman, no, but then "You are my heroine" sounds wrong as well.
  • 02br 02br 00 You can say 01i 00They are my heroes02i 00.
  • (not 01i 00hero02i 00 if there's more than one)02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 I would probably not say "You are my hero" to a woman, no, but then "You are my heroine" sounds wrong as well. I would probably rephrase the idea completely.02br
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