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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Have it in me
"I have it in me to become a successful painter."
What is the meaning of "it" here ?
Does it mean ability or talent ?
What is the meaning of "it" here ?
Does it mean ability or talent ?
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Hi, Both, really. Clive
- Hi, Both, really.
- Clive
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I have heard sentences like "There are 5 years of football still left in him." and "You have many years
of tennis left in you."
Is it possible that in my original sentence "it" is an "anticipatory it" and it refers to "to become a successful painter" so as to mean that "to become a successful painter is in me" just as "5 years of football is in a person" ?
of tennis left in you."
Is it possible that in my original sentence "it" is an "anticipatory it" and it refers to "to become a successful painter" so as to mean that "to become a successful painter is in me" just as "5 years of football is in a person" ?
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