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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

I wanted the earth to separate and for me to

Hi

Could you please tell me if this sentence is natural English?

I was so embarrassed. I wanted the earth to separate and for me to be sucked in.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Could you please tell me if this sentence is natural English? No, it is not.

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  • Mr.
  • Tom Could you please tell me if this sentence is natural English?
  • No, it is not.
  • I think that has a more or less standard form, that you wish the ground would open up and swallow you.
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Mr. TomCould you please tell me if this sentence is natural English?

No, it is not. I think that has a more or less standard form, that you wish the ground would open up and swallow you.

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No.

But we sometimes say something like this.

eg I was so embarrassed. I wanted the ground to swallow me up.

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