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    Tan Elaine is offline Key Member
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    Default Usage of 'our population'

    If I am referring to our country's population, is it correct to say "Our population..." instead of mentioning my country, eg 'The population of Malaysia is..."

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    Default Re: Usage of 'our population'

    If all of your audience knows who "we" is, then yes.
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