I didn't say anything of this sort to Jane.

Hi,
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I didn't say anything of this sort to Jane. Possibly she lied to you or you have been taking everything too far.

There's nothing wrong with this.
However, I'm not completely sue what you mean by 'taking everything too far'. Can you say it another way?

Clive

Clive
However, I'm not completely sue what you mean by 'taking everything too far'. Can you say it another way?

taking everything too far = taking things more seriously than necessary = exaggerating things out of proportion

Do I make myself an

Hi again.
I didn't say anything of this sort to Jane. Possibly she lied to you or you have been taking everything too far.

More natural is something like this.
I didn't say anything like this to Jane. Possibly she lied to you or she has you have been taking things too seriously.

to take some

Clive

I didn't say anything like this to Jane. Possibly she lied to you or she has you have been taking things too seriously.

I would have written ''she had been taking...''. has been denotes present aspect of something. When I talked to Jane perhaps she took things too serio

Hi,
The whole matter sounds pretty current to me, pretty close to the present, so that Jane is unlikely to have changed her habits.

If you think otherwise, eg if the whole matter being discussed relates to something 30 years ago, then your suggestion has merit.

Clive