Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Both are correct - it depends on what you wish to say.
A) Can mean the people on the sofa belong to the speaker's family. So speaker and sofa-sitters are one family.
B) Means the people sitting on the sofa comprise one family (independent of the speaker)
Majestic said that family with no article CAN mean the speaker's family, I reckon that family with no article ALWAYS means the speaker's family.I agree with Majestic. I might agree with Lothor except I don't understand his point exactly.
I can't think of any counterexamples so I guess I agree with you. Note for hirashin, family can take on other meanings besides relatives.Majestic said that family with no article CAN mean the speaker's family, I reckon that family with no article ALWAYS means the speaker's family.
I wouldn't say it's "usual" but it's not odd or unsurprising. Lady Gaga calls her fans her "little monsters." :troll:Thank you for your opinion and the helpful information, mdchachi.
A singer named Chris Hart, who used to be American and acquired Japanese nationality, calls his fans "family" or "fam". Is this usual in the U.S? (I hope I'm making sense.)