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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, dying while sleeping...

Hi

Do you find these sentences natural? Any suggestion is welcome

Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, dying in sleep is the best.

Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, overdose of sleeping pills is the best.

Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, death in sleep is the best.

What about:

Of all the means of suicide, ...

Thanks,

Tom
  

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What a happy topic that is, Tom... Despite the depressing nature of those sentences, here is my input: Mr. Tom Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, d y ing in sleep is the best.

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  • What a happy topic that is, Tom...
  • Despite the depressing nature of those sentences, here is my input: Mr.
  • Tom Of all the means of killing oneself, to me, d y ing in sleep is the best.
  • Two observations: 1.
  • The usual wording of the highlighted phrase would contain a possessive pronoun.
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What a happy topic that is, Tom... Emotion: sad

Despite the depressing nature of those sentences, here is my input:
Mr.
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Many thanks, Amy, for such a detailed answer.

So, this is OK?

Of all the ways to commit suicide, an overdose of sleeping pills is the best.

Tom
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Yes, it's fine, Tom -- except for the fact that I find talking about "good" ways of committing suicide to be rather depressing.
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