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Man 1: Is your ex-wife satisfied with how things are now?
Man 2: Not quite. She wants me to be more present, which is a bit ironic. (she kicked him out)
Man 1: You don't believe it's possible to be present in your children's lives just because you don't live with them anymore?
Does this dialog make perfect sense? Is my use of "present" understood?
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They are rather odd, especially Man 2's statement. " When talking about whether someone is there or not, present , and its counterpart absent , are most commonly used in reference to individual occasions: "Alice and Bob were both present at the meeting when we discussed this matter". You wouldn't normally use more present to indicate be present more often.
- They are rather odd, especially Man 2's statement.
- " When talking about whether someone is there or not, present , and its counterpart absent , are most commonly used in reference to individual occasions: "Alice and Bob were both present at the meeting when we discussed this matter".
- You wouldn't normally use more present to indicate be present more often.
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They are rather odd, especially Man 2's statement. More natural would be something like "She wants me to be around more" or "She wants me to be (over) there more (often)", and "You don't believe it's possible to be a part of your children's lives just because you don't live with them anymore?"
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