I know English on a reality tv show isn't always correct

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I heard these 3 sentences on a reality tv show and had a few questions.

Would it be correct to use 'in'?

- Don't think you being nice will change anything in the way I feel about you.

I have heard 'dissolve partnership' but never 'my end of the partnership'. Is that correct?

- I want to dissolve my end of the partnership.

Is this grammatically correct?

- She can't be any more different than us other than if she were an alien.

Does this sentence sound incorrect to you? Would you change it?

- She's the type of person you don't know what she looks like because of all the make up she has on.

Thank you for the clarification

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

AnonymousWould it be correct to use 'in'?- Don't think your being nice will change anything in the way I feel about you.

Yes. 'in' is the correct word. Note, however, that I changed 'you' to 'your'. 'your' is better in this sentence.

AnonymousI have heard 'dissolve partnership' but never 'my end of the partnership'. Is that correct?- I want to dissolve my end of the partnership.

It's correct, though it's hard to know how the speaker could dissolve his or her end of the partnership without dissolving the whole partnership. Maybe it was a business partnership between three or more people. Maybe some other special meaning was intended.

AnonymousIs this grammatically correct?- She can't be any more different than us other than if she were an alien.

Yes, but it's awkward. Given some time to rethink it, the speaker might have said:

She couldn't be more different from us if she were an alien.

AnonymousDoes this sentence sound incorrect to you? Would you change it?- She's the type of person you don't know what she looks like because of all the make up she has on.

It's not grammatical even though it's understandable. It's a popular technique among some people to preface the real sentences with X is the type of person (that) to show that you are illustrating some typical behavior. One of the correct ways of showing this is:

[You can see / You know / It's easy to see / It's obvious] what kind of person she is when you realize that you don't know what she looks like because of all the makeup she has on.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

CalifJimNote, however, that I changed 'you' to 'your'. 'your' is better in this sentence.

It's not necessarily better, just much more formal.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousIt's not necessarily better, just much more formal.

I can only give my opinion. It's the only one I have.

In fact, there are some contexts in which I prefer the object pronoun to the possessive. I can't explain those either.

CJ

Fivejedjon · Answer

Anonymous CalifJimNote, however, that I changed 'you' to 'your'. 'your' is better in this sentence.It's not necessarily better, just much more formal.

CJ's view is personal, as is yours.

I agree with CJ. That's my personal opinion.

I know English on a reality tv show isn't always correct

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