I'm not going to say sorry because I'm not the cause of all this argument in the first place

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Is the following text correct?I'm not going to say sorry because I'm not the cause of all this argument in the first place. You exaggerated a very trivial matter into a serious one so better be if you say sorry.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

The first sentence is probably okay in contemporary casual. I'd say, "I'm not going to apologize because I'm not the cause of all this arguing."

I wouldn't say "exaggerated into," but again, it may be okay in the right crowd. I'd probably say, "You exaggerated a very trivial matter, making it seem like something serious", or, "making it out to be something really serious." (I might say, "You blew this trivial matter into something of exaggerated proportion," or "blew it all out of proportion." Well, those aren't too good either.)

"So better be if you say sorry," is ungrammatical. "It's better that you be the one to apologize." or "It's better that you should be the one to apologize."

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Edit. I can't seem to explain my objection to "exaggerated into." When you modify something into an exaggerated form, I think of the original as still existing somewhere, intact. That is, you create a second version, rather than transforming the original. Does that make any sense? B is an exaggerated version of A. Of course, if you exaggerate something which is physical, you may destroy the original.

Jackson6612 · Answer

AvangiThe first sentence is probably okay in contemporary casual. I'd say, "I'm not going to apologize because I'm not the cause of all this arguing."

I wouldn't say "exaggerated into," but again, it may be okay in the right crowd. I'd probably say, "You exaggerated a very trivial matter, making it seem like something serious", or, "making it out to be something really serious."

"So better be if you say sorry," is ungrammatical. "It's better that you be the one to apologize." or "It's better that you should be the one to apologize."

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1: Did you mean to say contemporary casual language? I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things.

2: Please correct this: I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things. ( to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes made by someone which there was a chance that they made unconsciously)

3: Please correct this: to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes made by someone which there was a chance that they made unconsciously

Avangi · Answer

Jackson6612 1: Did you mean to say contemporary casual language? I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things. Do you really think I could be that thin-skinned? I learn by having people pick on me. Yes, I meant c. c. language. "I see you decorated your room in contemporary casual." I think it's okay to say that if your reader/listner has reason to assume what you mean.

2: Please correct this: I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things.I think your sentence is a bona fide example of a comma splice. Perhaps two sentences would be in order. ( to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes ~~made by someone which~~ you have made when there ~~was~~ is a chance that they were made unconsciously) ("Was a chance" is probably okay.)

3: Please correct this: to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes made by someone which there was a chance that they made unconsciously I seem to be suffering from double vision. Didn't I Just correct this??

Jackson6612 · Answer

Avangi
Jackson6612 1: Did you mean to say contemporary casual language? I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things. Do you really think I could be that thin-skinned? I learn by having people pick on me. Yes, I meant c. c. language. "I see you decorated your room in contemporary casual." I think it's okay to say that if your reader/listner has reason to assume what you mean.

2: Please correct this: I'm not picking on you so don't be offended, it's just the way I learn things.I think your sentence is a bona fide example of a comma splice. Perhaps two sentences would be in order. ( to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes ~~made by someone which~~ you have made when there ~~was~~ is a chance that they were made unconsciously) ("Was a chance" is probably okay.)

3: Please correct this: to me picking on you means to notice very trivial mistakes made by someone which there was a chance that they made unconsciously I seem to be suffering from double vision. Didn't I Just correct this??

1: No, I rather find you thick-skinned. I just said it without much deliberation.

2: You aren't suffering from double vision. It's me who goes nuts sometimes. I just double quoted the question.

3: Please correct the following text:

No, I rather find you thick-skinned. I just said it without much deliberation. You aren't suffering from double vision. It's me who goes nuts sometimes. I just double quoted the question.

Avangi · Answer

Jackson6612 1: No, I rather find you thick-skinned. I just said it without much deliberation. (No worries, mate.)

2: You aren't suffering from double vision. It's me who goes nuts sometimes. I just double quoted the question.

3: Please correct the following text:

No, I rather find you thick-skinned. I just said it without much deliberation. You aren't suffering from double vision. It's me who goes nuts sometimes. I just double quoted the question. It's okay. Being an old person, I might say, "It's I who goes nuts."

Just as an aside, "rather" has a couple of different uses. Yours is correct. If this sentence appeared without context, you'd probably say, "I find you rather thick-skinned," meaning, "to me, your skin is somewhat thick," or figuratively, "to me, you are not easily offended."

Used as you have placed it, "rather" equals "instead of what you said," or "contrary to what you suggested," etc. au contraire por lo contrario to/on the contrary

Of course it can be used to modify the verb to mean "somewhat" - I rather enjoy having all this attention. Did you intend to use it in this way to modify "find" ?? (I find to some extent that you are etc.)

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I'm not going to say sorry because I'm not the cause of all this argument in the first place

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