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Lawn2llawn2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I feel like...

Hi all,

I have a question about "feel like".
I feel like an ice cream. It means that I want an ice cream. Am I right?
Can I say "I feel like a stupid person" to say that I feel stupid?

Thank you.

Liya
  

Top answer

Hi, I feel like an ice cream (informal) -- I want an ice cream. I feel like a stupid person -- Correct. Regards

— Regards

  • Hi, I feel like an ice cream (informal) -- I want an ice cream.
  • I feel like a stupid person -- Correct.
  • Regards
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Hi,
I feel like an ice cream (informal) -- I want an ice cream.
I feel like a stupid person -- Correct.

Regards
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lawn2llawn2I feel like an ice cream. It means that I want an ice cream. Am I right?
Right. It does mean that, but your question reminds me how this usage was much criticized by one of my English teachers years ago. He had heard someone at a picnic say, "I feel like a pickle" and wondered what that could possibly mean. "look like a pickle" maybe, but "feel l
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