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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Is thos correct?

'There are lots of expatriates there belonging in all walks and stations of life from high ranking officials to the labor class.'
Is this sentece correct in every way? If not, could you suggest an alternate way to structure it.
  

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belonging to all walks and stations of life , from ...

— Philip

  • belonging to all walks and stations of life , from ...
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...belonging to all walks and stations of life,from ...
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... from all walks and stations of life, (ranging) from ...
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What's the difference between a walk and a station?
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Emotion: thinkingUmmm ...

OK. Use just one of them.
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There are no labor class expatriates living near high ranking officials, so then unless you are talking about the foreign exchange bank lobby where they all pick up their monthly pensions, there is no such place. Also no expatriate could become a high ranking official, so it would be:

'There are many expatriates there belonging in all walks and stations of life, from former high ranking
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AnonymousThere are no labor class expatriates living near high ranking officials
This may be true of the region in which you live, but is certainly not true of many parts of the world.

Your suggested sentence is not an improvement on the original.
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A walk as in a profession. A station as in social standing.
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There are lots of expatriates "there"
"There" being a certain country. Not an office!
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