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Kumenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Name

We have decided to name my baby boy "Saran".

Can we say that?

  

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The use of "to name" is correct. If "we" refers to you and your wife, it seems better to say "we ... our" rather than "we ...

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  • The use of "to name" is correct.
  • If "we" refers to you and your wife, it seems better to say "we ...
  • our" rather than "we ...
  • my".
  • The quotation marks around the name seem unnecessary.
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The use of "to name" is correct. If "we" refers to you and your wife, it seems better to say "we ... our" rather than "we ... my". The quotation marks around the name seem unnecessary.

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kumenglishCan we say that?

Yes, but be aware that if he is to grow up in the US, Saran is an unusual name, and it makes one think of Saran Wrap.

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