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What is the difference between on one's own and by oneself and alone ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between on one's own and by oneself and alone ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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On one's own:
I will do it on my own. (์๋ ฅ์ผ๋ก, ํผ์์, ์ค์ค๋ก) (using one's own power or ability)
By oneself:
I will do it by myself. (ํ๋ก, ํผ์๋ก, ์๊ธฐ๋ก) (without other people's help)
Alone:
I will do it alone. (ํผ์๋ก)(just as one, ๋ค๋ฅธ์ฌ๋์์ด, ํผ์ํ์ผ๋ก)
"By oneself" and "alone" are virtually the same. However, "alone" can also mean
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"On one's own" is a reference to a personal belonging and is a general term. "One's" is usually substituted for her or his. Example- "she did this on her own"
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On one's own:
I will do it on my own. (์๋ ฅ์ผ๋ก, ํผ์์, ์ค์ค๋ก) (using one's own power or ability)
By oneself:
I will do it by myself. (ํ๋ก, ํผ์๋ก, ์๊ธฐ๋ก) (without other people's help)
Alone:
I will do it alone. (ํผ์๋ก)(just as one, ๋ค๋ฅธ์ฌ๋์์ด, ํผ์ํ์ผ๋ก)
"By oneself" and "alone" are virtually the same. However, "alone" can also mean
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