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Is it correct to say “she is in my same school”?
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Rather not. Better is "she is in the same school as me"
From Practical English Usage (Swan):'We normally use the before same ... before a noun we use "the same as":
"You've got the same idea as me, (NOT ... my same idea)""Her hair's the same colour as her mother's" '
Warsaw Will Oct-20-2015
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Rather not. Better is "she is in the same school as me"
From Practical English Usage (Swan):
'We normally use the before same ... before a noun we use "the same as":
"You've got the same idea as me, (NOT ... my same idea)"
"Her hair's the same colour as her mother's" '
Warsaw Will Oct-20-2015
5 votes Permalink Report Abuse
Visit W3Schools.com!
user116237 Feb-06-2024
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