Alex+ Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
How many of you are there? vs How many are you?
0 ' How many of you are there? – There are six of us.' 02 br
00 I know that it is correct. 02 br
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00 'How many are you? – We are six.' 02 br
00 Is it possible to say that? 0-
00 I know that it is correct. 02 br
02 br
00 'How many are you? – We are six.' 02 br
00 Is it possible to say that? 0-
Top answer
0 Hi Alex, 02 br 02 br 00 It's a very informal thing to say. If you go to a restaurant and ask for a table, I can imagine you may hear that. " and he answers by showing you his hand with three fingers up.
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0 Hi Alex, 02 br
02 br
00 It's a very informal thing to say. If you go to a restaurant and ask for a table, I can imagine you may hear that. (In a more formal register, it would be "How many are in your party?" But you wouldn't answer "We are six" - you'd say "There are six of us." 02 br
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00 The only other situation I can imagine hearing this is when you say t
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00 It's a very informal thing to say. If you go to a restaurant and ask for a table, I can imagine you may hear that. (In a more formal register, it would be "How many are in your party?" But you wouldn't answer "We are six" - you'd say "There are six of us." 02 br
02 br
00 The only other situation I can imagine hearing this is when you say t
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