Giddy
Hi,
''Lisa's not the kind of girl boys would get giddy about.''
Would this sentence be correct if I wanted to say that boys aren't really interested in Lisa? (They don't find her attractive.)
I'm not sure if it should be 'get giddy about'. I vaguely remember that I heard something similar in a TV series. Maybe it comes with a different preposition?
Thank you!
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Ann225 Would this sentence be correct if I wanted to say that boys aren't really interested in Lisa? "get giddy about" is OK. With no other context, the sentence reads as if you are talking about boys' attitudes to Lisa in the past.
- Ann225 Would this sentence be correct if I wanted to say that boys aren't really interested in Lisa?
- "get giddy about" is OK.
- With no other context, the sentence reads as if you are talking about boys' attitudes to Lisa in the past.
- If you mean their attitudes in the present, consider saying: Lisa's not the kind of girl (that) boys get giddy about.
- However, there could be another context-related justification for "would", so it could be OK as is.
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Ann225Would this sentence be correct if I wanted to say that boys aren't really interested in Lisa?
"get giddy about" is OK. With no other context, the sentence reads as if you are talking about boys' attitudes to Lisa in the past. If you mean their attitudes in the present, consider saying:
Lisa's not the kind of girl (that) boys get giddy about.
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