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idiomatic phrase to describe the fact that the whole family was having lunch

English Language Learners Asked on October 1, 2021

What would be the most idiomatic phrase here to describe the fact that the whole family was having lunch?

  1. Last Friday we were having lunch at a new eatery by the whole family.

  2. Last Friday we were having lunch at a new eatery as a whole family.

  3. Last Friday we were having lunch at a new eatery with the whole family.

  4. ?

One Answer

None of those sentences is very idiomatic.

The problem isn't the preposition that should be used in the last part of the sentence, but the fact that the last part of the sentence should actually be towards the start of the sentence instead.

In other words, the following is much more common and natural:

  1. Last Friday, the whole family was having lunch at a new eatery.

If you want to emphasize that you were part of the family, then use the possessive pronoun rather than the definite article:

  1. Last Friday, our whole family was having lunch at a new eatery.

Correct answer by Jason Bassford on October 1, 2021

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