"I didn't mean anything wrong by you having them for ages."
Hi all
I am wondering if my response in bold sounds natural. My instincts were to say "you hading them..." instead but I realised immediately that doesn't make sense at all. Could you suggest a better way of phrasing it please? Thank you.
A: You had those glasses for ages right?
B Yea but I loved them.
A: I know. I didn't mean anything wrong by you having them for ages.
Best wishes
PBF
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" needs to be followed by something that you did. You may mean this instead: A: I know. I didn't mean (that) there was anything wrong with that / with you(r) having (had) them for ages.
- " needs to be followed by something that you did.
- You may mean this instead: A: I know.
- I didn't mean (that) there was anything wrong with that / with you(r) having (had) them for ages.
- It is simpler, and probably preferable, to just say "with that", but I gave the longer alternative too as it is closer to your original.
- "your" is formally correct, but "you" would be common in everyday language.
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"I didn't mean anything wrong by ..." needs to be followed by something that you did. You may mean this instead:
A: I know. I didn't mean (that) there was anything wrong with that / with you(r) having (had) them for ages.
It is simpler, and probably preferable, to just say "with that", but I gave the longer alternative too as it is closer to your original. "your" is formally
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