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Kazupocketmonster Posted 8 years ago
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Does this expression exist?
Reading a range of books will deepen yourself because it helps you learn about so many different kinds of ideas.
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In that sentence "deepen yourself" is wrong. If anything, it should be "deepen you". I would say that "deepen you" is a bit marginal, but perhaps acceptable.
- In that sentence "deepen yourself" is wrong.
- If anything, it should be "deepen you".
- I would say that "deepen you" is a bit marginal, but perhaps acceptable.
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In that sentence "deepen yourself" is wrong. If anything, it should be "deepen you". I would say that "deepen you" is a bit marginal, but perhaps acceptable.
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kazupocketmonster Reading a range of books will deepen yourself because it helps you learn about so many different kinds of ideas.
The reflexive "yourself" is used when the pronoun "you" is the subject.
If you read a range of books, you will better understand yourself because it will expos
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