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Sky75874872 Posted 18 years ago
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move to my next door

0 My friend is going to 01u00move to my next door.02u02br
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00My friend, Gongyou is going to 01u00move next door.02u0-
  

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02u 02br 00 In this statement you make clear you're talking about yourself. 02u 02br 02br 00Adding the name does not change the correctness of this statement. 02br 0-

— Lochel

  • 02u 02br 00 In this statement you make clear you're talking about yourself.
  • 02u 02br 02br 00Adding the name does not change the correctness of this statement.
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0My friend is going to 01u00move to my next door.02u02br
00 In this statement you make clear you're talking about yourself. The second "my" is redundant in this context.02br
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00 My friend is going to 01u00move into next door.02u02br
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00 My friend is 01u00
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0Perhaps this is simply American, but "move into" sounds wrong to my ears.02br
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00My friend is going to move next door.02br
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00My friend is moving next door.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I would most naturally say '. . . move01b00 in02b00next door'.05002br
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00Clive010id1
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0Yes, I pick middle ground on this.02br
00Move has been and is taking on a new connotation and is commonly used as "settle".02br
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00You move into a house.02br
00You move to a country.02br
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00My personal choice of statements are:02br
00My friend is going to 01u00move into next door.02u02br
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01cite10lochel12cite12br
10You move into a house.12br
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10You move to a country.12br
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10My personal choice of statements are:12br
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10My friend is going to 11u10move into next door.12u12br
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10My friend is 11u10movi
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0Although, “move in” is informal.0-
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0I personally would not write an essay to a university using "move next door". I consider "move" used as "settle" to be loose usage.02br
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00But, for everyday use its just fine. 0-
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0So what would you say in a college essay? There's nothing informal about saying "They moved to the house next door." 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10So what would you say in a college essay? There's nothing informal about saying "They moved to the house next door." 12br
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10 00Yes, you’re absolutely right about that. However, I think we are not considering combinations of words are being used. They 01u00
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01cite10lochel12cite12br
10 This combination of words: "My friend, Gongyou, is going to move next door", is commonly used, however, invalid according to classical usage.12br
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10Sorry, what makes it invalid again?0-
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