Is "Here" Essential As In I Really Like It Here?
This place is so beautiful. I really like it here.
It seems to me that "it" means this place, I not being sure if "here" is redundancy.
Could I say I really like it without affecting the meaning?
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anonymous It seems to me that "it" means this place Without 'here' it does, but in the original sentence with 'here', 'it' is essentially 'being' or 'life as it is' or 'the way things are' or 'how things are' or 'the look and feel of the place' — or anything like those. anonymous Could I say I really like it without affecting the meaning? Yes, if you're not interested in the nuances, because the small difference might not be that important to you in the context where you wish to use those sentences.
- anonymous It seems to me that "it" means this place Without 'here' it does, but in the original sentence with 'here', 'it' is essentially 'being' or 'life as it is' or 'the way things are' or 'how things are' or 'the look and feel of the place' — or anything like those.
- anonymous Could I say I really like it without affecting the meaning?
- Yes, if you're not interested in the nuances, because the small difference might not be that important to you in the context where you wish to use those sentences.
- No, if you're interested in parsing the exact details that make the difference.
- CJ
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anonymousIt seems to me that "it" means this place
Without 'here' it does, but in the original sentence with 'here', 'it' is essentially 'being' or 'life as it is' or 'the way things are' or 'how things are' or 'the look and feel of the place' — or anything like those.
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