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    Hi,

    is the text ok?

    Sara and I are best friends but we have different opinions on friendship.
    She thinks that she should be the only close friend for me. On the contrary I believe that it is possible to have more than one best friend.
    When I meet Eleonora, for example, she gets angry; she is in a sulk for a while but then she is soon over it and everything come back like before.

    Thanks Rip

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    Default Re: opinion on this short text

    Quote Originally Posted by ripley View Post
    Hi,

    is the text ok?

    Sara and I are best friends but we have different opinions on friendship.
    She thinks that she should be the only close friend for me. (You used "best friend" and then "close friend" - which one is it?) On the contrary, I believe that it is possible to have more than one best friend.
    When I meet see Eleonora, for example, she Sara gets angry; she is in a sulks for awhile but then she is soon over it and everything come back is like before.

    Thanks Rip
    There can only be one best friend - of all your friends, one is the best. You can have more than one close friend.

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    Default Re: opinion on this short text

    I shared your opinion till I read this and I strtaed to have doubts:

    More than one best friend | The Grammar Vandal

    Can "best" be collective with the meaning "of the most excellent kind."?

    Ny the way, isn't a best friend one of your closest?
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