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Mini9
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One question!!!
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I want to present two people, what should I say?: This is John and Carol or These are John and Carol... They are John and Carol |
30 Sep 2013
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Ramone Souza
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You should use "these are John and Carol, my friends (or classmates, or neighbors)." |
30 Sep 2013
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Mini9
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Hm... well I asked that because a group of American people (native ones)came into the classroom and correct the handout the students have: These are John and Carol, but they said it was wrong that we should say This is Jhon and Carol :S |
30 Sep 2013
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dutchboydvh
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In the USA, we would say "This is John and Carol." You could also say "These are my friends, John and Carol."
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30 Sep 2013
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Mini9
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Ok, thank you and what about British English>??? any1 knows it? |
30 Sep 2013
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monder78
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Definitely in BE it is grammatically correct to say these are John and Carol.I think in AE we also can say These are ... but the variety of English is less strict about using grammar.
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30 Sep 2013
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cunliffe
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Definitely �This is John and Carol �.
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1 Oct 2013
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dutchboydvh
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It might be a geographical thing for American English, but being from the Midwest, I would never say "These are John and Carol." Unless I was talking about their possessions. "These are John and Carol �s coats." It just sounds odd to my ear.
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1 Oct 2013
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almaz
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In BrE, we say "This is...", when introducing individuals by name (essentially, you�re saying "this is John and this is Carol" and dropping the second �this is" through ellipsis). Using "these are..." seems to be a wee bit of a hypercorrection/misapplied logic and can actually sound rude.
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1 Oct 2013
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yanogator
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Yes, Alex �s explanation is true for the US, also. We would not say "These are John and Carol". I would avoid the whole thing by saying "Here are John and Carol."
Bruce |
1 Oct 2013
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