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Innogen Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

"local born" or "locally born" or "native born" or "native"

Which of the following sentences is good English?

(1) I am a local born Australian (as opposed to a naturalised Australian)

(2) I am a locally born Australian (as opposed to a naturalized Australian)

(3) I am a native born Australian (as opposed to a naturalised Australian)

(4) I am a native Australian (as opposed to a naturalized Australian)
  

Top answer

Only 3 and 4 seem right to me, with 4 the standard utterance.

  • Only 3 and 4 seem right to me, with 4 the standard utterance.
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Only 3 and 4 seem right to me, with 4 the standard utterance.

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