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6 Feb 2016
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Is this correct?
"I had a boyfriend from a foreign country."
"Oh can I ask you where he is from?"
Is this correct?
"I had a boyfriend from a foreign country."
"Oh can I ask you where he is from?"
"I had a boyfriend from a foreign country."
"Oh can I ask you where he is from?"
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yeah but id say "do you mind if i ask you where he is from." instead
- English (US)
Both the original post and the corrected reply sound natural to me. The reply sounds more formal; I would more likely use "can I ask" in normal conversation.
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