Lift up
Does this sentence sense:
"Sometimes a nice thought is enough TO LIFT US UP."
And does it mean the same as:
"Sometimes a nice thought is enough to LIFT UP OUR SPIRITS."
Top answer
", is confusing. " Thus, trying to use it - with no qualification - for boosting spirit doesn't work. The second sentence is okay, as it is specific about what is being lifted up.
- ", is confusing.
- " Thus, trying to use it - with no qualification - for boosting spirit doesn't work.
- The second sentence is okay, as it is specific about what is being lifted up.
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The sentence, "Sometimes a nice thought is enough to lift us up.", is confusing. The phrase "lift us up" is too strongly associated with the physical action of raising something to a higher elevation, as in: "Lift us up so we can get over the wall." Thus, trying to use it - with no qualification - for boosting spirit doesn't work. The second sentence is okay, as it is specific about what i
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