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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Fool oneself that S+V

While I was listening to a song, I found 'Am I just fooling myself that she will stop the pain', so I looked it up in the dictionary. But I couldn't find any explanations on the structure. So is it okay to say 'fool oneself that S + V' in daily conversations or it is just acceptable in songs? Thank you as usual in advance. Have a good day.
  

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You can say that without fear or hesitation, yes. It is not an idiom, so there is no reason that it should appear in a dictionary as a phrase.

— Mister Micawber

  • You can say that without fear or hesitation, yes.
  • It is not an idiom, so there is no reason that it should appear in a dictionary as a phrase.
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You can say that without fear or hesitation, yes. It is not an idiom, so there is no reason that it should appear in a dictionary as a phrase.
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That sounds like a rhetorical question to me. I would put a question mark at the end.
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