Timeline for Is "How can we be a good friend?" native and correct?
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| Oct 4 at 18:21 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | @famousfrancis - how can we or how can each of us are both appropriate and equivalent; the second, perhaps, emphasises that it applies to every individual. I would not say that it is more 'accurate'. English is not mathematics. Even more emphasis: How can each and every one of us help to defeat our common enemy? | |
| Oct 4 at 12:59 | comment | added | famousfrancis | I guess this is how can each of us be .... to be accurate. | |
| Oct 4 at 9:34 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | @famousfrancis - 'we' can be used in a general sense about individuals - How can we be a good citizen/passenger/colleague/customer/student (etc)? | |
| Oct 4 at 9:13 | comment | added | JavaLatte | In the sentence, 'we' is used to suggest that this advice is applicable to any member of the human race. The latter part of the sentence makes it clear that it is an individual responsibility to be a good friend. | |
| Oct 4 at 8:39 | comment | added | famousfrancis | Do you believe we can use this expression(How can we be a good friend?) for 'we' as well? coz I noticed you use a singular subject. | |
| Oct 4 at 8:32 | history | answered | Michael Harvey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |