Relationships
have something in common
share a similarity
To share an interest, quality, experience, or other similarity with someone or something.
Hear it in real life
What do you and your new colleague talk about?
We have something in common because we both love cycling.
We discovered that we had something in common: we had both lived abroad.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We have common something.
Say: We have something in common.
Put "something" before "in common" in this fixed phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
we have something in common; they have a lot in common; we have nothing in common
Your turn: say it out loud
We discovered that we had something in common: we had both lived abroad.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have something in common
share a similarity
“We discovered that we had something in common: we had both lived abroad.”
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