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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Using 'of'

Hey there,

Is it okay to write like this?

Jenna, although of Irish origin, lives in Australia.

Thanks. Is descent or any other word be better than origin?

  

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anonymous Thanks. Is descent or any other word be better than origin? It depends on what you mean.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Thanks.
  • Is descent or any other word be better than origin?
  • It depends on what you mean.
  • "Although" indicates that there is something about her being from Ireland that makes it surprising that she should live in Australia.
  • I can't imagine what that might be.
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anonymousThanks. Is descent or any other word be better than origin?

It depends on what you mean. "Although" indicates that there is something about her being from Ireland that makes it surprising that she should live in Australia. I can't imagine what that might be. "Descent" makes the problem worse, because she could have been born anywhere on earth and s

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