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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I call Formosa home.

I call Formosa home.

Formosa is home to me.

Formosa is my home.

I live in Formosa.

Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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" It has more to do with where you live - it's a feeling of comfort or familiarity. I live in Pennsylvania now, but is not my home. It's just where circumstances have forced me to live.

  • " It has more to do with where you live - it's a feeling of comfort or familiarity.
  • I live in Pennsylvania now, but is not my home.
  • It's just where circumstances have forced me to live.
  • I'm afraid it will never feel like home.
  • You could be doing a job for a company for six months in a remote location and live there, but your "home" could be where you will return to after your assignment.
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They all sound right, but the last one is not the same because of the meaning of "home." It has more to do with where you live - it's a feeling of comfort or familiarity.

I live in Pennsylvania now, but is not my home. It's just where circumstances have forced me to live. I'm afraid it will never feel like home.

You could be doing a job for a company for six months in a remote lo
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Thanks, GG, for your reasonable reply.

I get it now.

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