Do you usually say "a friend of mine" or only "a friend"?
Which cases do you use "a friend of mine"? when you say something about a friend, it's suppossed he or she is your friend, it isn't? thanks in advance.
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I would say "A friend of mine slipped and fell on the ice last week".
or "I have a friend who slipped and fell, breaking her leg in two places".
A friend of mine (who you don't know) has one blue eye and one brown eye.
Do you have a friend who belongs to the Dancing Club in town?
Yes, I have a friend who can REALLY dance, and she does belong to that club.
You would say "a friend of mine" or "I have a friend who"....
You would not normally say "a friend" because the person is not a friend to everyone. He is YOUR friend. It is a particular friend, and since you are not introducing the friend to anyone, and they may never meet your friend, you are not interested in stating the friend's name. If this friend is known, you may mention his name.
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If I was talking to someone who would not know the person I was talking about I would say 'a friend of mine' but if they knew who i was discussing I would just use their name.
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"A friend of mine" is correct when speaking to a third party.Dependant upon context you can also
utilise the expression "my friend" in that case it would also be correct name the friend,ie "my friend Peter"
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