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Thein lwin Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

writing

1. It is good to have a friend in need.
2. It is good to have friends in need.
3. It is good to have friends when the need
arises.
Please correct the sentences.Thanks in advance.
  

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Are you deliberately trying to echo the saying "A friend in need is a friend indeed / in deed"? If so, be aware that there is confusion about what the saying is supposed to mean. html I read (1) and (2) to mean "It is good to have friend(s) who are in need".

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  • Are you deliberately trying to echo the saying "A friend in need is a friend indeed / in deed"?
  • If so, be aware that there is confusion about what the saying is supposed to mean.
  • html I read (1) and (2) to mean "It is good to have friend(s) who are in need".
  • I don't understand why that should be good, and I think it may not be what you mean.
  • (3) makes it sound as if friends are a convenience to be utilised when necessary and dispensed with at other times.
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Are you deliberately trying to echo the saying "A friend in need is a friend indeed / in deed"? If so, be aware that there is confusion about what the saying is supposed to mean. There is a summary at http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-friend-in-need.html

I read (1) and (2) to mean "It
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thein lwin1. It is good to have a friend in need.
1. It is good to have a friend in need because you feel so good after you help them.
3. It is good to have friends when the need arises, because you can tell them your troubles and they can sympathize with you.
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