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which word do i use?

which sentence sounds better?

Pressure from parents, schools, and other influencers can push high school students to lengths they normally would never consider.

or

Pressure from parents, schools, and other influences can push high school students to lenghths they normally would never consider.

so basically, is it influences or influencers? thanx

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    influences.

    =]

    because influencers, isnt really proper english...

    just go with influences, because influencers means people....

    and influences arent always people...

  • 1 decade ago

    the 2 one

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Influences. take the comma out after schools. there are not 2 h's in 'lengths'.

    how a sentence sounds is not the whole ball of wax. it must be grammatically correct too.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Influences, as influencer is not a word.

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  • 1 decade ago

    influences

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    influences

  • 1 decade ago

    influences sounds better, influencer doesnt have a good ring to it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The first one sounds a bit better.

  • Kallis
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    influences.

  • 1 decade ago

    personally, niether. they both sound a little offf to me. i would replace the word with:

    1. other important factors in a teens life

    2.additional problems and factors

    hope it helps :]

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