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28 January
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"I came across with your teacher at the grocery store."
"I ran into your teacher at the grocery store."
"my parents didn't raise me."
"my parents didn't bring me up."
(does this sound natural?)
"I came across with your teacher at the grocery store."
"I ran into your teacher at the grocery store."
"my parents didn't raise me."
"my parents didn't bring me up."
(does this sound natural?)
"I ran into your teacher at the grocery store."
"my parents didn't raise me."
"my parents didn't bring me up."
(does this sound natural?)
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- English (US)
- Hindi Near fluent
"I ran into your teacher at the grocery store." "My parents didn't raise me". These two sound better than the other two options.
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
@sanya_22 thanks a lot now my question is if bring up AND come across are used like this as well then why aren't used much
- English (US)
- Hindi Near fluent
I don't why exactly, but it doesn't sound as natural. Most native speakers wouldn't say "I came across your teacher", or say "My parents didn't bring me up." I'm sorry, I don't have an actual explanation, that would explain the word choices using English grammar rules.
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
@sanya_22 no is fine can u just check these sentences.
"I came across with these wallet on my way home."
"let's go to another grocery store I don't want to run into anyone from work because they come to this grocery store."
"I came across with these wallet on my way home."
"let's go to another grocery store I don't want to run into anyone from work because they come to this grocery store."
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US)
- Hindi Near fluent
@HDGD "I found this wallet on my way home." "Let's go to another grocery store. I don't want to run into anyone from work, who also comes to this grocery store."
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
@sanya_22 I knew u were going to do that in the first sentence 😅😅 why did u change came across for found .
- English (US)
- Hindi Near fluent
@HDGD I really don't know, how to explain it. It is not very common for someone to say "came across this wallet", in comparison to "found this wallet". It just makes more sense
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- Spanish (Spain)
@sanya_22 oooh ok got it well thanks a lot 😊
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