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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
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'I admit it, that I was scared.'
'I admit it, that I was scared.'
I have seen the sentence in a movie and is there a reason or meaning difference from 'I admit that I was scared'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
I have seen the sentence in a movie and is there a reason or meaning difference from 'I admit that I was scared'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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I admit it, I was scared or I admit that I was scared.
- I admit it, I was scared or I admit that I was scared.
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It's a pretty bad sentence, but I think it's forgivable in spoken English.
In careful English, it should be "I admit that I was scared" (as you suggest), or possibly "I admit it—I was scared."
In careful English, it should be "I admit that I was scared" (as you suggest), or possibly "I admit it—I was scared."
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