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27 January
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Hey guys!
Which one is correct or natural below?
A. Most of my friends work at IT company.
B. Most of my friends work at an IT company.
C. Most of my friends work at IT companies.
D. Other options…
In case they all work in IT industry but work at different IT companies.
Thanks!!
Hey guys!
Which one is correct or natural below?
A. Most of my friends work at IT company.
B. Most of my friends work at an IT company.
C. Most of my friends work at IT companies.
D. Other options…
In case they all work in IT industry but work at different IT companies.
Thanks!!
Which one is correct or natural below?
A. Most of my friends work at IT company.
B. Most of my friends work at an IT company.
C. Most of my friends work at IT companies.
D. Other options…
In case they all work in IT industry but work at different IT companies.
Thanks!!
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- English (US)
C is both natural and correct, but I would most likely phrase this as either "Most of my friends work for IT companies" or "Most of my friends work in IT."
A is incorrect, and B would only be correct if they all worked at the same company.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
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- English (US)
C.
Also:
"Most of my friends work in IT."
"Most of my friends work for IT companies."
Highly-rated answerer
- Japanese
- English (US) Near fluent
Guys! Thank you for answering!
I thought C would be correct and natural among them. However, is there any way of saying the article part more naturally? Like “Most of my friends work for/at “some” IT companies. If there’re more, please let me know!
I thought C would be correct and natural among them. However, is there any way of saying the article part more naturally? Like “Most of my friends work for/at “some” IT companies. If there’re more, please let me know!
- English (US)
@L-Revolutionary No, indefinite plurals don't need an article, so just "IT companies" by itself is fine (and adding "some" would actually be unnatural).
indefinite singular: "a company"
definite singular: "the company"
indefinite plural: "companies"
definite plural: "the companies"
Highly-rated answerer
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@ObstreperousB
Thank you for answering!
So, there is no any other option for the sentence for sure? Like, work for/at “several” companies or “varieties of” companies. Or “work at the/some companies that they like since then.
Thank you for answering!
So, there is no any other option for the sentence for sure? Like, work for/at “several” companies or “varieties of” companies. Or “work at the/some companies that they like since then.
- English (US)
@L-Revolutionary There are almost always other ways to say something, but I think we've covered the most likely ones.
You could use "several," or "a variety" (but not "varieties"), but combining either of these with "Many of my friends" would make the sentence awkward. So: "My friends work for several IT companies" or "My friends work for a variety of companies." This changes the emphasis of the sentence, though; it's more emphasizing the variety of the companies, rather than the number of your friends who work there.
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It’s been a while but thank you for answering and your explanation!
It all makes sense and helped me understand them clearly.
It all makes sense and helped me understand them clearly.
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