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his teenage for being in a joint family household vs his teenage as being in a joint family household

Both phrases are incorrect. The preposition 'for' or 'as' should not be used in this context. A correct phrase could be 'his teenage years spent in a joint family household.'

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 527 views

his teenage for being in a joint family household

This phrase is incorrect. 'For being' is not the appropriate construction in this context.

The correct way to express this idea is by using 'years spent in' or 'time spent in' instead of 'for being in.'
  • Agent Blye was taking part in a joint task force.
  • In a joint submission several importers contested the figures provided in recital (113) of the provisional Regulation.
  • They're in a joint venture with Sumitomo.
  • Fairer international trade rules and an assessment of the effects of speculation on food prices are also underlined by MEPs in a joint resolution adopted in Strasbourg.
  • Pierre Moscovici on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania would be discussed in a joint debate.
  • - We stopped in a joint for a drink.
  • I have been asked to work in a joint...
  • It is the exact opposite of what we strive for in a Joint Assembly.
  • They hang out in a joint called the long branch.
  • This new approach should be rooted unambiguously in a joint commitment to common values.
  • It follows that a national member of Eurojust may also take part in a joint investigation team.
  • Our concern is reflected in a joint letter from Prime Minister Persson and myself to President Bush.
  • Paragraphs B16-B33 set out the assessment an entity carries out to determine whether it has an interest in a joint operation or an interest in a joint venture.
  • She had $16,000 stashed in a joint savings account.
  • We are asking certain trusted friends to make the acquisitions, with our money, in a joint venture.
  • Ended up in a joint task force with ICE.
  • I will hold Mr. Cullen's $200,000 Off shore in a joint escrow account.
  • Ritchie said you used to be a hack in a joint.
  • In a joint submission several importers questioned the calculation method of the Union production figure given in recital (108) of the provisional Regulation.
  • In a joint submission several importers contested the Union consumption figures provided in recital (110) of the provisional Regulation.

Alternatives:

  • his teenage years spent in a joint family household
  • his teenage time in a joint family household

his teenage as being in a joint family household

This phrase is also incorrect. 'As being' is not the appropriate construction in this context.

The correct way to express this idea is by using 'years spent in' or 'time spent in' instead of 'as being in.'
  • Agent Blye was taking part in a joint task force.
  • In a joint submission several importers contested the figures provided in recital (113) of the provisional Regulation.
  • They're in a joint venture with Sumitomo.
  • Fairer international trade rules and an assessment of the effects of speculation on food prices are also underlined by MEPs in a joint resolution adopted in Strasbourg.
  • Pierre Moscovici on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania would be discussed in a joint debate.
  • - We stopped in a joint for a drink.
  • I have been asked to work in a joint...
  • It is the exact opposite of what we strive for in a Joint Assembly.
  • They hang out in a joint called the long branch.
  • This new approach should be rooted unambiguously in a joint commitment to common values.
  • It follows that a national member of Eurojust may also take part in a joint investigation team.
  • Our concern is reflected in a joint letter from Prime Minister Persson and myself to President Bush.
  • Paragraphs B16-B33 set out the assessment an entity carries out to determine whether it has an interest in a joint operation or an interest in a joint venture.
  • She had $16,000 stashed in a joint savings account.
  • We are asking certain trusted friends to make the acquisitions, with our money, in a joint venture.
  • Ended up in a joint task force with ICE.
  • I will hold Mr. Cullen's $200,000 Off shore in a joint escrow account.
  • Ritchie said you used to be a hack in a joint.
  • In a joint submission several importers questioned the calculation method of the Union production figure given in recital (108) of the provisional Regulation.
  • In a joint submission several importers contested the Union consumption figures provided in recital (110) of the provisional Regulation.

Alternatives:

  • his teenage years spent in a joint family household
  • his teenage time in a joint family household

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