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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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There is nobody who has emerged to order me. I am the only one who orders myself.

  

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Anonymous There is nobody who has emerged to order me. I am the only one who orders myself. It isn't very natural to my ear.

  • Anonymous There is nobody who has emerged to order me.
  • I am the only one who orders myself.
  • It isn't very natural to my ear.
  • ] 'emerge' sounds like coming into view as if out of water or as if out of darkness.
  • This should be considered as an improvement: Nobody has appeared who can give me orders.
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Anonymous

There is nobody who has emerged to order me. I am the only one who orders myself.

It isn't very natural to my ear. Transitive 'order' is usually one of these:

order an investigation
order someone to do something
order that something be done
order someone [into a line / out of a vehicle / etc.]

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