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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Harder (and harder) / as or like / know or figure
Could you please tell me how to say these sentences?
1 It's been harder (and harder) to stop thinking about you.
2 The match will have been won by her eventually.
3 He tells you what to do just like/as I tell
4 You need to know/figure out what you want.
Thank you
1 It's been harder (and harder) to stop thinking about you.
2 The match will have been won by her eventually.
3 He tells you what to do just like/as I tell
4 You need to know/figure out what you want.
Thank you
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1 "It's been harder and harder to stop thinking about you. You could also say "It's been harder to stop thinking about you" if you qualified it. For example, "It's been harder to stop thinking about you lately .
- 1 "It's been harder and harder to stop thinking about you.
- You could also say "It's been harder to stop thinking about you" if you qualified it.
- For example, "It's been harder to stop thinking about you lately .
- 2 This sentence is grammatically acceptable.
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1 "It's been harder and harder to stop thinking about you. You could also say "It's been harder to stop thinking about you" if you qualified it. For example, "It's been harder to stop thinking about you lately.
2 This sentence is grammatically acceptable.
3 "He tells you what to do just like I do."
4 "You need to figure out what you want."
2 This sentence is grammatically acceptable.
3 "He tells you what to do just like I do."
4 "You need to figure out what you want."
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On second thought, for #1 you're better off just saying "It's been harder and harder" in either case.
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A passing comment.
I find # 1 a little off because of how it sounds with " It's been harder ...".
We normally say for exsample: " It is getting harder and harder to find a job ....". So the original sentence would have been much more idiomatically and naturally expressed if revised to something like:
It's been hard for me not to think about you.
It's getting harder and harder
I find # 1 a little off because of how it sounds with " It's been harder ...".
We normally say for exsample: " It is getting harder and harder to find a job ....". So the original sentence would have been much more idiomatically and naturally expressed if revised to something like:
It's been hard for me not to think about you.
It's getting harder and harder
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