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JungKim Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Miles ahead of us/ourselves
I made up these sentences:
(1) We've got miles ahead of us.
(2) We are miles ahead of ourselves.
In (1), the context is, we have a long journey to go on. And in (2), we're progressing way too fast.
Can these examples used in their respective contexts?
If so, I wonder if we can use "ourselves" in (1) and "us" in (2), as follows:
(1') We've got miles ahead of ourselves.
(2') We are miles ahead of us.
(1) We've got miles ahead of us.
(2) We are miles ahead of ourselves.
In (1), the context is, we have a long journey to go on. And in (2), we're progressing way too fast.
Can these examples used in their respective contexts?
If so, I wonder if we can use "ourselves" in (1) and "us" in (2), as follows:
(1') We've got miles ahead of ourselves.
(2') We are miles ahead of us.
Top answer
In (1), the context is, we have a long journey to go on. Can these examples used in their respective contexts? Yes, I understand and agree.
- In (1), the context is, we have a long journey to go on.
- Can these examples used in their respective contexts?
- Yes, I understand and agree.
- (2') We are miles ahead of us.
- No; those have no meaning.
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JungKim(1) We've got miles ahead of us.(2) We are miles ahead of ourselves.In (1), the context is, we have a long journey to go on. And in (2), we're progressing way too fast.Can these examples used in their respective contexts?Yes, I understand and agree.
JungKimIf so, I wonder if we can use "ourselves" in (1) and "us" in (2), as foll
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