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Around, about #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:59 pm   Around, about		  
Hi everybody!!! Would you tell me what is correct
Here live about 50 people.... or .. Here live around 50 people

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About and around #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 15:02 pm   About and around		  
Hi Terminator,

How about this: There are about 50 people who want to meet at around 10 o'clock.

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About and around #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 15:09 pm   About and around		  
Torsten wrote:
Hi Terminator,

How about this: There are about 50 people who want to meet at around 10 o'clock.

I only wonder why do you use around 50( people) in t.60 in. inter instead of about

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Around #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 16:56 pm   Around		  
Hi Terminator,

They both mean 'approximately'

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Around #5 (permalink) Mon Mar 29, 2004 17:56 pm   Around		  
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Hi Terminator,

They both mean 'approximately'

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