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Grapepark Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Kick oneslef/blame/reproach

Are these right?

I could just kick myself.
I could just blame myself.
I could just reproach myself.
(Can the place of "just"' change?)
  

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shininggirl Are these right? Only the 'kick' sentence sounds natural. 'Just' must remain where it is.

— Mister Micawber

  • shininggirl Are these right?
  • Only the 'kick' sentence sounds natural.
  • 'Just' must remain where it is.
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shininggirlAre these right?
Only the 'kick' sentence sounds natural. 'Just' must remain where it is.
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What about "only"? Should it stay at the same place of "just"? Or we can put it somewhere else?
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shininggirlWhat about "only"?
It doesn't fit into your sentences there. What sentence do you want to put it into?
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I could only kick myself.
I could kick myself only.
I only could kick myself.
Only I could kick myself.
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Only this one seems possible, though the meaning is odd (=' I could do nothing other than kick myself'):

I could only kick myself.
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