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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
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Hi
Please tell me if this is idiomatic.
When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on and share her distress.
Please tell me if this is idiomatic.
When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on and share her distress.
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"When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on" is correct. However, "... and share her distress" is odd, sounding as if she wants the shoulder to share her distress.
- "When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on" is correct.
- However, "...
- and share her distress" is odd, sounding as if she wants the shoulder to share her distress.
- You can say "When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on and someone to share her distress", for example.
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"When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on" is correct.
However, "... and share her distress" is odd, sounding as if she wants the shoulder to share her distress. You can say "When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on and someone to share her distress", for example.
However, "... and share her distress" is odd, sounding as if she wants the shoulder to share her distress. You can say "When she is sad she wants a shoulder to lean on and someone to share her distress", for example.
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