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- 26-Jul-2011, 17:15 #1
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on my father's side vs from my father's side "I had relatives visiting me on/from my father's side."?
"I can't get along with cousins on/from my father's side."?
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"I have many relatives on my father's side."?Last edited by ostap77; 26-Jul-2011 at 17:55.
- 26-Jul-2011, 17:48 #2
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Teacher Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side Except for the first of your three examples I think either would be OK. But in the first example, I would go with "from" because I think it fits better with "visiting".
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- 26-Jul-2011, 17:56 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side No-one would say "I have relatives from my father's side."? Originally Posted by billmcd
- 26-Jul-2011, 19:58 #4
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Teacher Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side I wasn't suggesting as such. Rather, "I have relatives visiting from my father's side". Originally Posted by ostap77
- 26-Jul-2011, 20:19 #5
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Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side I had my paternal cousins visiting me.... Originally Posted by billmcd
Billmcd would that be ok?
- 26-Jul-2011, 20:56 #6
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side \\ Originally Posted by billmcd
I kind of misled you. I was not inferring that you said it.
- 26-Jul-2011, 21:20 #7
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Teacher Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side "I had relatives from my father's side visiting me last week." Originally Posted by ostap77
They were not visiting you from your father's side, as your original suggests.
- 26-Jul-2011, 21:38 #8
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Teacher Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side Sure. Originally Posted by Huda-M
- 27-Jul-2011, 10:00 #9
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side So I have to restructure it, right? "I have relatives from my .........." Originally Posted by Raymott
- 27-Jul-2011, 11:04 #10
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Teacher Re: on my father's side vs from my father's side My suggestion was that you should restructure it, yes. Originally Posted by ostap77
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