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1. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] rather than to bury them.
2. I have been rather selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] than to bury them.
3. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[----] instead of burying them.
Which of the above sentence are gramatically right? Does all above mean the same.[for eg. making me selfish to show all my emotions?]
2. I have been rather selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] than to bury them.
3. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[----] instead of burying them.
Which of the above sentence are gramatically right? Does all above mean the same.[for eg. making me selfish to show all my emotions?]
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1. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] rather than to bury them. -- To me, the second "to" doesn't sound right.
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- I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] rather than to bury them.
- -- To me, the second "to" doesn't sound right.
- I'd delete it, and also delete the comma after "selfish".
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1. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] rather than to bury them. -- To me, the second "to" doesn't sound right. I'd delete it, and also delete the comma after "selfish".
2. I have been rather selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] than to bury them. -- Doesn't sound right.
3. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[----] instead of bu
2. I have been rather selfish, to share all my emotions[love,anger,etc] than to bury them. -- Doesn't sound right.
3. I have been selfish, to share all my emotions[----] instead of bu
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