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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

RATHER BE ???

How would you say this please?

I'd rather be sick than you.

I'd rather be sick than have you be sick.

Thank you
  

Top answer

Your second sentence reads well. The first gets the message across, but it just isn't good English.

— Philip

  • Your second sentence reads well.
  • The first gets the message across, but it just isn't good English.
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Your second sentence reads well. The first gets the message across, but it just isn't good English.
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I agree that the second one is fine. The first one is open to the potential ambiguity with "I'd rather be sick than be you." (Admittedly it would take some creativity to come up with a context for that idea.)
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Hello Philip and Khoff,

Could I please ask you a question as I'm not sure how to correctly say this?

If you had to ask someone to wait:

- I'd rather you waited than she waited.

- I'd rather she had died of a disease than got shot. Why did she have to get shot?

Thank you so much Khoff and Philip
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Hello,

Is there any way either of you could tell me how to say the 2 sentences please?

Thank you
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