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I think that people in common have good sides and sides.
I think that people in general have good sides and bad sides. If you have the same background, interests, taste etc as someone, the two of you have a lot in common : ‘I’m sure the marriage won’t last. They’ve got nothing in common.’ When you mean that something happens or is true ‘in most situations’, use in general: ‘ In general , parents about their children’s health than about their own.’ ‘Students In general have very little money to spend on luxuries.’ 2
There are so many things in common between us.
We have so many things in common. Two or more people have (got) something in common : ‘We’ve moved in the same circles over the last ten years and so we have a great deal in common.’ 3
In Spain it is common that people turn up at your house without warning.
In Spain it is common for people to turn up at your house without warning. it is common +for sb to do sth (NOT that ): ‘IPS quite common for new fathers to feel jealous for the first few weeks.’ company For those who live by themselves, television provides a good company.
For those who live by themselves, television provides good company. When company means ‘someone or something that stops you from feeling lonely or bored; companionship’, it is uncountable: ‘Whenever he goes off on a long trip, he takes his radio with him for company.’ compare The teachers will be able to visit our schools and compare our teaching methods to
their own.
