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My parents were born in the British colonial period. Can I rewrite the sentence as the following.
My parents were born in the days of slavery.
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My parents were born in the days of slavery. This is correct English.
But in terms of meaning, I'm not sure if this is accurate. My understanding is that human trafficking still exists today in your country, so it doesn't appear that the days of slavery ended at the same time as British colonialism.
If they are still alive, I think your parents must be pretty old.
0anonymousCan I rewrite the sentence as the following.My parents were born in the days of slavery.
If British colonialism in their part of the world included slavery. If it did not, the answer would be no. Colonialism does not automatically mean slavery.
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