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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Hometown and native place

I would use both of them interchangeably, but I wonder what differences between them are.
  

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Hi, 'Native place' is not a common expression. It is likely to sound odd in most contexts. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, 'Native place' is not a common expression.
  • It is likely to sound odd in most contexts.
  • Clive
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Hi,

'Native place' is not a common expression. It is likely to sound odd in most contexts.

Clive
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Thank you.
So I conclude I should use "hometown" as far as possible to sound natural. But I wonder if hometown could be used to represent both a country and as well as local regions.

I mean can I say,
If I went for a trip inside our border from one region to other region, can I still use "hometown or native place" to the people over there in the other region. Say, "My hometown/na
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Okay, again, "native place" is a decidedly non-native thing to say where I live. I would NEVER say this.

It refers to the town, not the state or the region or the country.

I'm from X.
I grew up in X.
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Hi,
If I live in Toronto, Ontario, and I visit Montreal, Quebec, I might say things like
I live in Toronto
I'm from Toronto
I live in Ontario
I'm from Ontario

If I visit China, I might say
I live in Canada
I'm from Canada
I'm Canadian

I typically wouldn't ever use the term 'hometown', and the phrase
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Hi,
Here are some typical things I might say.

I'm from Canada.
I live in Canada.
I'm Canadian.

I'm from Toronto.
I live in Toronto.

I'm from Ontario.
I live in Ontario.

I never use the term 'hometown'.

Clive
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Hi,
Here are some typical things I might say.

I'm from Canada.
I live in Canada.
I'm Canadian.

I'm from Toronto.
I live in Toronto.

I'm from Ontario.
I live in Ontario.

I never use the term 'hometown'.

Clive
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Hi,
Here are some typical things I might say.

I'm from Canada.
I live in Canada.
I'm Canadian.

I'm from Toronto.
I live in Toronto.

I'm from Ontario.
I live in Ontario.

I never use the term 'hometown'.

Clive
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Hi,
Here are some typical things I might say.

I'm from Canada.
I live in Canada.
I'm Canadian.

I'm from Toronto.
I live in Toronto.

I'm from Ontario.
I live in Ontario.

I never use the term 'hometown'.

Clive
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Hi,

Here are some typical things I might say.

I'm from Canada.
I live in Canada.
I'm Canadian.

I'm from Toronto.
I live in Toronto.

I'm from Ontario.
I live in Ontario.

I never use the term 'hometown'.

Clive
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Hi,
Sorry for the multiple replies. It's a system problem.

Clive
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