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I want to my friend to choose the right people in her life. Which one of these sentences should I use ? Be around the right people or be around with the right people ?
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I want to my friend to choose the right people in her life. Which one of these sentences should I use ? Be around the right people or be around with the right people ?
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Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago
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I want to my friend to choose the right people in her life. Which one of these sentences should I use ? Be around the right people or be around with the right people ?
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I want to my friend to choose the right people in her life. Which one of these sentences should I use ? Be around the right people or be around with the right people ?
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Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago
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Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago
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Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago
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Both are idiomatic.
– WS2
4 hours ago
But while Google Books Ngram Viewer shows multiple uses of be around people it shows none of be around with people - if that helps you choose. books.google.com/ngrams/…
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago