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  1. 09-Apr-2009, 07:02 #1
    peter123
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    Default hang

    Hi there,
    Please proofread the following sentence.

    Some students studying abroad will only hang out with friends coming from the same countries, so their foreign languages do not improve.

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  2. 09-Apr-2009, 18:34 #2
    Tdol
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    Default Re: hang

    hang out with- this sounds a bit too colloquial for the sentence- how about 'socialise with'
    coming from- either 'come from' or just 'from'
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