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JKBelieve Posted 21 years ago
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'we are family' OR 'we are a family'


'we are family' and 'we are a family' what is the difference?
  

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do be do... You got me going on a disco thang there JK! Both are ok in different contexts.

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I got all my sisters with me...do be do...

You got me going on a disco thang there JK!

Both are ok in different contexts.

We are a family describes the whole bunch of you.

We are family would be used when referring to a relationship with individual members - i.e. My brother is a pain in the neck but we are family so I have to help him. Or in disco songs...