My family is nice vs My family are nice

Both "my family is nice" and "my family are nice" can be correct, but they are used in different contexts. In American English, "my family is nice" is more commonly used as a singular unit, while in British English, "my family are nice" is used to emphasize the individual members of the family.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in American English to refer to the family as a singular unit.

"My family is nice"

Use "my family is nice" when referring to your family as a collective group or unit.

Examples:

My family is nice and supportive.
I love how my family is always there for me.

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My family is nice
I spent with my family a nice stay in homes Cutalia.
I stayed at this farm in March 2012, with my family. nice place, nice and helpful propetaria.
The whole family is super nice and very attentive.
Pircher family is really nice and helpful.
The family is very nice and you will immediately feel extremely welcome.
The hosting family is very nice and very professional.
They say that there is a brilliant court in Saint Petersburg and the tsar's family is nice; still, she heads for an unfamiliar country, where people are different and religion is different and where she will have none of her former acquaintances by her side.
The owners family is very nice, friendly and eager to please stay as convenient as it is possible.
The family is incredibly nice, helpful and generous and will work everything out with her meticulous attention to detail.
The host family is very nice and totally helpful and always ready for a good tip.
Weekends with the family are nice.
How is exhuming our families nice?
Your whole family is... so nice!
I do this to give my family a nice life.
This was our second Holiday on Lake Garda in a farm and we can only say: class and over again! Marcolini family is super nice and very helpful.
The family is very nice and very open minded.
He's got a nice family, nice kids.
Lovely family though - very nice girl.
Ruggero and his family are very nice hosts.
The family is kind and nice and offers to its guests a rich Italian Breakfast and good cakes.Web site languages: Italiano English Bed & Breakfast Rosemarie - Loc.

Alternatives:

My family is kind.
My family is caring.
My family is wonderful.
My family is amazing.
My family is loving.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English to emphasize the individual members of the family.

"My family are nice"

Use "my family are nice" when you want to highlight the individual members of your family rather than the family as a whole.

Examples:

My family are all very talented.
My family are always there for me when I need them.

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My family are nice
Weekends with the family are nice.
Ruggero and his family are very nice hosts.
I spent with my family a nice stay in homes Cutalia.
I stayed at this farm in March 2012, with my family. nice place, nice and helpful propetaria.
Eugenio and his family are very nice and we were welcomed warmly.
The hostess and her family are very nice.
Aldo and his family are so nice and welcoming.
The owner and the whole family are very nice.
Barbara and her family are very nice and kind people.
The owners Silvia and Dennis and the whole family are nice people and with a passion for their work, and you feel!
Elisa and her family are very nice and always present or reachable, no matter what you need.
An organic farm surrounded by hills and the city Caulonia. Vincenzo and his family are very nice hosts who do everything for their guests.
Rosa Maria and her family are very nice, the food is great and regional.
The family are so nice and made us feel so welcome throughout our stay.
How is exhuming our families nice?
What is steeped in the purest nature in the family to all members of the family are extremely nice and coglienti.
Our 2 year old daughter had a lot of contact with the animals and has enjoyed it:-) Raffaella and her family are very nice and cordial.
Luigi and his family are very nice people, and we felt very welcome.
Matteo and his family are very nice hosts, very polite but also discreet.
I do this to give my family a nice life.

Alternatives:

My family members are nice.
The members of my family are nice.
The people in my family are nice.
My family is made up of nice individuals.
The individuals in my family are nice.

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