0
Diotima Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
a friend I haven't seen for years...
a woman is talking to a man telling him about two friends she has met and the man says:
'Really? I haven't seen them for years and to think we used to be such a good friends?'
Is this the sentence above correct? I found it in a book and I am not convinced by that 'to think'...I would not know though how to say it differently. Could you help me?
Two other uncertainties if you don't mind:
1)if I sleep in the desert, can I say 'I slept in the sand. I really enjoyed being under the stars/sky'? How can I say it otherwise and sound more natural...
2) if I am describing something that happens occasionally shall I say:
'in some occasions' or 'on some occasions'?
'Really? I haven't seen them for years and to think we used to be such a good friends?'
Is this the sentence above correct? I found it in a book and I am not convinced by that 'to think'...I would not know though how to say it differently. Could you help me?
Two other uncertainties if you don't mind:
1)if I sleep in the desert, can I say 'I slept in the sand. I really enjoyed being under the stars/sky'? How can I say it otherwise and sound more natural...
2) if I am describing something that happens occasionally shall I say:
'in some occasions' or 'on some occasions'?
Top answer
'Really? I haven't seen them for years, and to think we used to be such a good friends ! -- It is correct and common as an exclamation, but the grammar escapes me offhand.
- 'Really?
- I haven't seen them for years, and to think we used to be such a good friends !
- -- It is correct and common as an exclamation, but the grammar escapes me offhand.
- Perhaps another member who is in the daylight hours can explain.
- 1) 'I slept on the sand.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
'Really? I haven't seen them for years, and to think we used to be such a good friends!'
Is this the sentence above correct?-- It is correct and common as an exclamation, but the grammar escapes me offhand. Perhaps another member who is in the daylight hours can explain.
1) 'I slept on the sand. I really enjoyed being under the stars/sky.'
2) 'on some
Is this the sentence above correct?-- It is correct and common as an exclamation, but the grammar escapes me offhand. Perhaps another member who is in the daylight hours can explain.
1) 'I slept on the sand. I really enjoyed being under the stars/sky.'
2) 'on some
00
Hello, Diotima:
"...and to think (that) we used to be such good friends." (No "a," please)
I checked my dictionaries before posting (as required by the rules), and I found that the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary says that native speakers use "to think that" as a way to express "surprise or shock":
To think (that) he lied to us! And we're his parents
"...and to think (that) we used to be such good friends." (No "a," please)
I checked my dictionaries before posting (as required by the rules), and I found that the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary says that native speakers use "to think that" as a way to express "surprise or shock":
To think (that) he lied to us! And we're his parents
00
Hi,
'Really? I haven't seen them for years, and to think we used to be such a good friends!'
As already noted, this is a common form of exclamation.
I take it to be an abbreviated version of this long thought.
'Really? I haven't seen them for years, and to think we used to be such a good friends!'
As already noted, this is a common form of exclamation.
I take it to be an abbreviated version of this long thought.
00
diotimaI am not convinced by that 'to think'I would call "(and) to think (that)" an idiom that means "considering (that)".
CJ
0
Related Questions