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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
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Dialogue

Does this make make:


"Don't wish you had a family of your own?"

"Maybe, but that's not what I feel I MOST LACK at the moment."


Note: I'm particularly interested in the second sentence.

  

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" You could use 'most lack' but it doesn't sound as natural to my ear. It sounds a bit more poetic and not as commonplace.

— David Hatton

  • " You could use 'most lack' but it doesn't sound as natural to my ear.
  • It sounds a bit more poetic and not as commonplace.
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Christine Christie"Don't YOU wish you had a family of your own?"
"Maybe, but that's not what I feel I LACK MOST at the moment."

You could use 'most lack' but it doesn't sound as natural to my ear. It sounds a bit more poetic and not as commonplace.

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