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Dokterjokkebrok Posted 17 years ago
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Fans want to have everything that had belonged to their...

Hi,

Something's wrong with this sentence. But I don't really know how to classify it. I've looked through my reference book (Swan) completely, but so far I haven't been able to find anything.

5. Fans want to have everything that had belonged to their favourites because this is a way to feel themselves closer to them.

Any ideas, anyone?

Thank you in advance!

Dokterjokkebrok
  

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's odd to feel oneself closer : you feel closer to something, but you don't feel yourself closer to something. Why had belonged ? Why not simply belonged ?

— Ferdis

  • Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's odd to feel oneself closer : you feel closer to something, but you don't feel yourself closer to something.
  • Why had belonged ?
  • Why not simply belonged ?
  • Seems better.
  • Fans want to have everything that belonged to their favourites because this is a way to feel closer to them.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's odd to feel oneself closer: you feel closer to something, but you don't feel yourself closer to something.

Why had belonged? Why not simply belonged? Seems better.

Fans want to have everything that belonged to their favourites because this is a way to feel closer to them.

Still sounds a little strange to me.
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I'm not so sure, but see if this sounds better:

Fans like possessing their favourites' belongings because it gives them a sense of being closer to their favourites.
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