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tufguy

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"He doesn't listen, when I or someone else tries to tell him something".

Please check.
 

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You could just say 'He doesn't listen when anybody tries to tell him something'.
 

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Both are good comments. Another fine point: we usually put "I" and "me" last in a list of people, not first: someone else and I / her and me / they and I / Henry, Pablo, and me.
 

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How about when one of us?
 

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Okay, so we say, he doesn't listen when someone else or I "try to" tell him something. I just want to check the usage of verb "try" or "tries" because its tricky.
 
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