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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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It seemed to me that his own personal behavior that did not bother me a bit.

What is wrong in the above sentence? And how do you correct it? Emotion: thinking

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To me, the two adjectives seem tautology and superfluous. Thought, in fact, I don't understand what you wanted to express with that sentence. Did you mean something like, "His behaviour did not seem to bother me at all"?

— Ruslana

  • To me, the two adjectives seem tautology and superfluous.
  • Thought, in fact, I don't understand what you wanted to express with that sentence.
  • Did you mean something like, "His behaviour did not seem to bother me at all"?
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To me, the two adjectives seem tautology and superfluous. Thought, in fact, I don't understand what you wanted to express with that sentence.
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My take:

It seemed to me that his personal behavior that did not bother me a bit. (Mayby not good yet)

His behaviour did not seem to bother me at all. (sounds very good to me)
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Is "seem to" necessary? Why not simply: "His behaviour did not bother me at all." Or "His behaviour did not bother me a bit."
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I think the word "behaviour" doesn't need any adjectives like own or personal because the word itself refers to someone's behaviour. It's the same with the verb feel. You just say I feel good but not I feel myself good.
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BW2/3,

Did you mean this?

It seemed to me that it was just one of his idiosyncracies, and it didn't bother me a bit.

CJ
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