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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Just think /just act
Is it natural or correct to start with "think that"? What about "just act"?
If you don't want to talk to me, just think that I'm not here.
Just act like I'm not here.
Thank you
If you don't want to talk to me, just think that I'm not here.
Just act like I'm not here.
Thank you
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” Grammatically, ‘act like I’m not here’ is not good English.
- ” Grammatically, ‘act like I’m not here’ is not good English.
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It is more natural to say, “If you don’t want/wish to talk to me, pretend I’m not here.” or
“If you don’t wish to talk to me, act as though I’m not here.”
Grammatically, ‘act like I’m not here’ is not good English.
“If you don’t wish to talk to me, act as though I’m not here.”
Grammatically, ‘act like I’m not here’ is not good English.
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AnonymousIs it natural or correct to start with "think that"?It's all right, but much inferior to your other suggestion ("act like").
You are constructing imperatives, and those are grammatically correct.
[Think that / Act like] I'm not here.
You can add the adverb "just" to almost any imperative, so that's OK, too.
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