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Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

plural/singular

Are these below both OK as English?
·People exchange greetings when they see people they know well.
·People exchange greetings when they see someone they know well.
  

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To me the second version is more OK.

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  • To me the second version is more OK.
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To me the second version is more OK.
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I think it's OK. But the first sentence I like less because you repeat people twice: "people... see people"
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So in such cases, the idea of 'distributive singular' comes first, right?
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Taka, the "someone" is fine - but what do you think of "others"?
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GG, does this sound natural?
·People often greet others (who) they don't know well.
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