I'd like to pay now but my friend will pay later because we are on separate bills.
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Is the sentence below grammatically correct? Does it make sense?
I'd like to pay now but my friend will pay later because we are on separate bills.
Especially I am not sure if we can say that 'people are on separate bills'.
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In Canada, when you go to a restaurant with a friend, you tell the waiter at the start, ' We'd like separate bills, please". The result is that when you are ready to leave, you just need to say "I'd like my bill, please. " In N.
- In Canada, when you go to a restaurant with a friend, you tell the waiter at the start, ' We'd like separate bills, please".
- The result is that when you are ready to leave, you just need to say "I'd like my bill, please.
- " In N.
- America, we'd say my check, not my bill.
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In Canada, when you go to a restaurant with a friend, you tell the waiter at the start, 'We'd like separate bills, please". The result is that when you are ready to leave, you just need to say "I'd like my bill, please."
In N. America, we'd say my check, not my bill.
0we are on separate bills If you are 'on a bill', it sounds like other people are also on it.
So your sentence is correct English, but it suggests that eg
You and person A and person B are on one bill
Your friend and person D and person E are on another bill.
I on't think this is the meaning you want.
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