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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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He's irritating to play against

He's irritating ,for people, to play against.
For people, he's irritating to play against.

I know that if you were to drop 'for people' it would be correct to write : He's irritating to play against. How would you write it were you to keep the 'for people'
  

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I would change the structure to: It's irritating to people to play against him. This makes the situation irritating, rather than the person , and I think that's what you intend here. Of course, the person in question could be irritating himself, but I think the irritation you are talking about here is really the situation.

— Philip

  • I would change the structure to: It's irritating to people to play against him.
  • This makes the situation irritating, rather than the person , and I think that's what you intend here.
  • Of course, the person in question could be irritating himself, but I think the irritation you are talking about here is really the situation.
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I would change the structure to: It's irritating to people to play against him. This makes the situation irritating, rather than the person, and I think that's what you intend here. Of course, the person in question could be irritating himself, but I think the irritation you are talking about here is really the situation.
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