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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

I suffer bad dreams.

Hi

Are these sentences OK?

I suffer bad dreams.

I'm frequently haunted by bad dreams.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

" I suffer FROM, maybe. The second one is a bit poetic but works well.

— BarbaraPA

  • " I suffer FROM, maybe.
  • The second one is a bit poetic but works well.
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I don't really like the "suffer." I suffer FROM, maybe.

The second one is a bit poetic but works well.
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Thanks, GG!

If you are not very happy with either choice, could you please offer me a natural sentence?

How about:

I frequently have bad dreams.(?)

If yes, then I would like to tell you that initially I thought of this sentence, but somehow felt that the speaker does not appear a "sufferer" in this sentence. Needless to say, different peopl
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They're all fine, but I did like the "haunted by" version.
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