i have three people in my family vs there are three people in my family

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have three people in my family' is used when talking about the speaker's family members, while 'There are three people in my family' is used when describing the number of people in the family without specifying the speaker.

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i have three people in my family

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the speaker's family members.

This phrase is used when the speaker is talking about the number of family members they have. It is a personal statement about their own family.

Examples:

I have three people in my family: my parents and my sister.
I have three people in my family, including myself.

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i have three people in my family
And I have three people that saw me elsewhere.
Yes, I have three people working for me: two from Padova and one from Taranto.
I know, for sure, I have three people that are going to be happy for me.
I have three people in the vault!
I have three people left in my life that I care about, and I let you guys down. No,
I have three people that say they handed off charges, and payoffs were handled by Piron lawyers.
I only have three people under my command.
She's... she's been held in Val Verde Prison, and I have three other people on the ground with me.
I have identified three people seeking S-mines.
Right now, I have three teams, 30 people, working on this.
Before that, I had three people have hospital-worthy accidents while at home.
Before that, I had three people have hospital-worthy accidents while at home.
I have been with three people in three years.
I have six months at the outside to live, and I have only told three people... so I'd appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.
I have six months at the outside to live, and I have only told three people... so I'd appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.
Of all this I have to thank three people of the Venus Concept Italia team: The granitic Lucia who had fun experimenting on my skin (know that I decided to accept after seeing her, she is almost my age and shows 10 years less!)
We already have three people that are dead.
The local police have three people in custody.
Right now, we have three people who're well acquainted with the Searle series.
Okay, we have three people in an office on the tenth floor.

Alternatives:

There are three people in my family
My family consists of three people

there are three people in my family

This phrase is correct and commonly used when describing the number of people in the family without specifying the speaker.

This phrase is used when the speaker is providing information about the number of people in their family. It is a general statement about the family size.

Examples:

There are three people in my family: my parents and my brother.
There are three people in my family, not including extended relatives.

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there are three people in my family
Now there are three people here that are mad at Colleen.
If he's not completely crazy there are three people here too.
You know I never discuss examples when there are three people in the room.
The Commission tell me that there are three people on that committee.
There is a proverb that there are three people in everyone's life you can tell everything - mother, lawyer and doctor.
I'm disappointed that there are three people there watching and none of them got it right.
'Cause there are three people who aren't here who are likely to say whatever they want.
Just say there are three people left in a hand of Fixed Limit and you're holding A-K in your hand.
there are three people in smallville who know about my secret... my mom, my dad... and you.
There are three people on the runaway.
There are three people who know what you know.
There are three people on that wire.
There are three people in my life I care about.
There are three people known... to be dead, and there's one ser... seriously injured.
BOWDEN: There are three people in there and they're all capable.
There are three people I trust in this world, those two guys on the couch and a dead guy.
Example: There is trouble in the Refreshment Unit. There are three people in the unit.
There are three people in front of us, five people in back of us.
There are three people.
There are three people known...

Alternatives:

I have three people in my family
My family consists of three people

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