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Winny
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 Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: "My friend said..." or "One of my friends sai |
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If I say "My friend said..." does it mean I have only one friend? Should I say "One of my friends said..." because friends are countable?
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dabro
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:23 am Post subject: Re: "My friend said..." or "One of my friends |
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| Winny wrote: |
If I say "My friend said..." does it mean I have only one friend? Should I say "One of my friends said..." because friends are countable?
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In my opinion, either is acceptable.
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Lucas Scott
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: Re: "My friend said..." or "One of my friends |
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| Winny wrote: |
If I say "My friend said..." does it mean I have only one friend? Should I say "One of my friends said..." because friends are countable?
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Hi Winny
Well, in my eyes, If you say "one of my friends..." , that definitely means you have more than one friend. But I wouldn't consider you have only one friend when you say" my friend said..." Because I think most of us can't have only one friend. So, to me, "my friend said" means "one of my friends said".
If I only have one friend, I think I would say "My only friend said...", and I think I will strike other people as the guy who only have one friend.
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