Will you please explain what the difference is between I and I've here?
Wife: It's also been hard for me.
Husband: Yeah? How so?
Wife: I/I've had a lot to deal with in your absence.
The wife is mainly referring to that she's been alone with their kids while the husband was away. Is deal with a natural choice when referring to that or would choose something else like take care of?
anonymous Is deal with a natural choice It's fine. anonymous would you choose something else like take care of ? 'deal with' suggests more difficulty and frustration than 'take care of', but both fit into the sentence all right.
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anonymousIs deal with a natural choice
It's fine.
anonymouswould you choose something else like take care of?
'deal with' suggests more difficulty and frustration than 'take care of', but both fit into the sentence all right.
anonymous