Don't do it or you'll get [yourself] into trouble.
Hello.
Please have a look at the following sentences:
a) Don't do it or you'll get into trouble.
b) Don't do it or you'll get yourself into trouble.
Are they both grammatically correct? If yes, what is the difference? Perhaps they mean the same and in b) we just explicitly add 'yourself' to emphasize it?
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Reegis Are they both grammatically correct? Yes, and the first one leaves open the possibility that someone or something else will cause the trouble. In the second one, the emphasis is on the idea that if you get into trouble, it will be your own fault.
- Reegis Are they both grammatically correct?
- Yes, and the first one leaves open the possibility that someone or something else will cause the trouble.
- In the second one, the emphasis is on the idea that if you get into trouble, it will be your own fault.
- CJ
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ReegisAre they both grammatically correct?
Yes, and the first one leaves open the possibility that someone or something else will cause the trouble. In the second one, the emphasis is on the idea that if you get into trouble, it will be your own fault.
CJ
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