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Would a sentence like this be grammatically correct:
"I am brother TO the applicant."
Note: I wouldn't like to say "I am THE brother of", since I have more than one brother.
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" Yes, but nobody would say that or write it. Christine Christie Note: I wouldn't like to say "I am THE brother of", since I have more than one brother. That doesn't stop you from saying it, but "I am the applicant's brother" is the natural way.
- " Yes, but nobody would say that or write it.
- Christine Christie Note: I wouldn't like to say "I am THE brother of", since I have more than one brother.
- That doesn't stop you from saying it, but "I am the applicant's brother" is the natural way.
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Christine Christie"I am brother TO the applicant."
Yes, but nobody would say that or write it.
Christine ChristieNote: I wouldn't like to say "I am THE brother of", since I have more than one brother.
That doesn't stop you from saying it, but "I am the applicant's brother" is the natural way.
0The phrase "brother to the..." is unusual and seldom heard. Typically, you'd say "brother of the..." even if you have more than one brother. Which of your brothers you are talking about would be clear from the context.
0"I am brother TO the applicant." I wouldn't say that is wrong, but it's something that only a non-native speaker is likely to say.
Note: I wouldn't like to say "I am THE brother of", since I have more than one brother.
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