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some friends vs some of my friends

Both "some friends" and "some of my friends" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Some friends" is a general reference to an unspecified group of friends, while "some of my friends" is more specific, referring to a portion of a known group of friends.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 5406 views

some friends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to an unspecified group of friends.

This phrase is used when talking about friends in a general sense without specifying who they are.

Examples:

  • I'm meeting some friends for dinner tonight.
  • Some friends are coming over to watch a movie.
  • She went out with some friends last night.
  • Not unless they brought some friends with them.
  • I switched shifts to help some friends.
  • Later, thanks to some friends...
  • Now I'd like you to meet some friends.
  • Hang out with some friends or something.
  • You got to have some friends on the inside.
  • Actually, I was just about to go out with some friends.
  • No, she went out with some friends.
  • It's just we've got some friends waiting.
  • I'm in a race with some friends later on.
  • I'm just going to a café with some friends.
  • I'm helping some friends out with security.
  • He has some friends on the advisory committee.
  • She'll be with some friends from shool.
  • I do wish you'd find some friends.
  • I was lonely, so I invited some friends over.
  • So I was having an argument with some friends the other day.
  • I was in a restaurant with some friends.
  • And we have some friends that live here.
  • I'm sure Rebecca has some friends you'd like to forget.

Alternatives:

  • a few friends
  • several friends
  • a group of friends
  • a bunch of friends
  • a number of friends

some of my friends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific subset of friends that the speaker knows.

This phrase is used when referring to a portion of a known group of friends, specifying that they are part of the speaker's social circle.

Examples:

  • Some of my friends are coming to the party.
  • I invited some of my friends to the event.
  • She introduced me to some of her friends.
  • I would like you to meet some of my friends.
  • I heard you messed with some of my friends last night.
  • Lord knows some of my friends are just shrubs I put hats on and get high with.
  • I'd like to introduce you to some of my friends.
  • And I brought some of my friends from my new no-cut a cappella club to help me.
  • I'm worried because I checked with some of my friends on the committee and one of your Seattle Grace doctors didn't pass.
  • I was talking to some of my friends.
  • Take her on a date tonight and I will bring some of my friends to beat you up, but we will let you win.
  • We're about to walk into the middle of some of my friends.
  • Maria, these are some of my friends you've not met.
  • Now, I'll be honest - some of my friends wondered if Mr. Wellington would ever accept the guy that used to clean his boat as his son-in-law, but the... lovely and surprising truth is he doesn't have a choice.
  • But some of my friends and in particularly my brother are puzzled by the mystery.
  • I must say that some of my friends say that I am quite gifted in some respects, but I am not yet gifted enough to be able to read what is not written.
  • Now, for a period of three years, I gathered data, not just me but also some of my friends, and I used to teach in university, so I forced my - I mean, I asked my students to do this as well.
  • Some of my friends moved there forever because their parents were narcs.
  • Some of my friends will have to drop out.
  • - Some of my friends don't appreciate it.
  • Some of my friends speak English well.
  • Some of my friends drink whisky and beer.
  • Some of my friends who know about my secret diary... have suggested that, given their despair, I should stop writing.

Alternatives:

  • a few of my friends
  • several of my friends
  • a group of my friends
  • a bunch of my friends
  • a number of my friends

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