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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Suburbs?

I live in the suburb of Manchester.

I live in the suburbs of Manchester.

Are both correct? I used "Manchester" arbitrary.

  

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You can only live in one suburb. That's why the plural suburbs is wrong. Manchester has several suburbs.

  • You can only live in one suburb.
  • That's why the plural suburbs is wrong.
  • Manchester has several suburbs.
  • That's why the suburb is wrong.
  • I live in a suburb of Manchester.
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You can only live in one suburb. That's why the plural suburbs is wrong. Manchester has several suburbs. That's why the suburb is wrong.

I live in a suburb of Manchester. I live in a Manchester suburb.

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