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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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But sorrow

is this sentence correct

I can't feel but sorrow

or should it be

I can't feel anything but sorrow

and is this one correct

" I haven't felt that helpless before"
  

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I can't feel but sorrow. It sounds wrong to me, though it might occur in older texts. I can't feel anything but sorrow.

  • I can't feel but sorrow.
  • It sounds wrong to me, though it might occur in older texts.
  • I can't feel anything but sorrow.
  • It sounds OK to me.
  • I haven't felt that helpless before.
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I can't feel but sorrow. It sounds wrong to me, though it might occur in older texts.

I can't feel anything but sorrow. It sounds OK to me.

I haven't felt that helpless before. It sounds OK, but I'd say I've never felt that helpless before.

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