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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
The same vs same
1. In standard English, is it possibel to use the word "same" without the article "the" before it. I don't mean informal and incomplete phrases like "same time; same place"
2. Your shirt is a plain white, medium Giordano and so is mine. Should I say "We're wearing the same shirts."; "We're wearing the same shirt." or "We're wearing same shirts"? Thanks
2. Your shirt is a plain white, medium Giordano and so is mine. Should I say "We're wearing the same shirts."; "We're wearing the same shirt." or "We're wearing same shirts"? Thanks
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1-- No, I cannot think of any normal circumstances in which 'the same' is not a fixed set. 2-- The same shirt /shirts-- both are heard, but I think the singular prevails.
- 1-- No, I cannot think of any normal circumstances in which 'the same' is not a fixed set.
- 2-- The same shirt /shirts-- both are heard, but I think the singular prevails.
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1-- No, I cannot think of any normal circumstances in which 'the same' is not a fixed set.
2-- The same shirt/shirts-- both are heard, but I think the singular prevails.
2-- The same shirt/shirts-- both are heard, but I think the singular prevails.
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Hi,
Can we stretch a point?
Same-*** marriage is a civil rights, political, social, moral, and religious issue in many nations.
(from Wikipedia)
Clive
Can we stretch a point?
Same-*** marriage is a civil rights, political, social, moral, and religious issue in many nations.
(from Wikipedia)
Clive
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