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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Excited about/with

Hi

Is it OK to say: I'm not interested in being excited about the life of other people.

--- Could I say: "... excited with the life of other people".
  

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Your first sentence is very awkward but structurally correct. You could also say 'with'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Your first sentence is very awkward but structurally correct.
  • You could also say 'with'.
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Your first sentence is very awkward but structurally correct. You could also say 'with'.
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Hi

So how to say it in a better way using the words "interested" and "excited"?

Thanks
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Trying to use both is the awkward point. Do this, for instance:

I'm not interested in other people's lives.
Other people's lives don't excite me.
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Ok, thanks, but is is preferable to say "people's lives" instead of "the lives of other people", or maybe it doesn't matter?
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'People's lives' is more natural, more idiomatic, but you may use the other if you wish.
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