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Originally Posted by Sanchome
Interesting question! It's hard to answer.
All of the phrases can be used the same in many sentences.
She's my friend.
She's a friend of mine.
She's one of my friends.
My friend told me something.
A friend of mine told me something.
One of my friends told me something.
I think those sentences are close to exactly the same meaning.
Maybe in this case, "My friend" is more approriate:
Do you want to be my friend?
It might sound a little less personal to say:
Do you want to be a friend of mine?
Do you want to be one of my friends?
I guess it is because "my friend" can be a little more personal. "My friend" might sound like a closer friend than "one of my friends".
It's a hard question!
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Interesting!!Good Example and detailed but clear explanation!! It really helped me understand the difference
Thanks a lot!!