Oversleep
Hi,
"Something good came out of my oversleeping."
"Something good came out of me oversleeping."
I think that both are possible but the first sentence is more correct.
What do you think?
Thank you.
Top answer
I think the second sentence makes it clear that the speaker/writer is the one who overslept, while the first is less affirming in that regard. Both are correct, I believe, and which one is more appropriate is a matter of context.
- I think the second sentence makes it clear that the speaker/writer is the one who overslept, while the first is less affirming in that regard.
- Both are correct, I believe, and which one is more appropriate is a matter of context.
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I think the second sentence makes it clear that the speaker/writer is the one who overslept, while the first is less affirming in that regard. Both are correct, I believe, and which one is more appropriate is a matter of context.
0Ann225"Something good came out of my oversleeping."
This is good English.
Ann225"Something good came out of me oversleeping."
This is semi-literate English.
0Ann225I think that both are possible but the first sentence is more correct. What do you think?
I agree with you.
Some people do detect a little difference between those two constructions in some sentences, but not in all. There are those, for example, who claim the meaning is a little different between these:
My mother hates me driving.
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