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Reaching

I find hard to keep my emotions from reaching him...



Does the above sentence mean that. "It was difficult for me to keep my emotions with myself."
  

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Basically yes, but it should be "find it hard".

  • Basically yes, but it should be "find it hard".
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Basically yes, but it should be "find it hard".
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dec09I find hard to keep my emotions from reaching him...

Does the above sentence mean that. "It was difficult for me to keep my emotions with myself."
Aside from the "it" as Ivan mentioned, this doesn't really make sense. It sounds like "It was hard to not let him be affected by my emotions" but it's not natural.

It was hard to keep my feel
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Grammar Geek It sounds like "It was hard to not let him be affected by my emotions" but it's not natural.It was hard to keep my feelings to myself.
Yes, it sounds a bit poetic to me, it's not something you'd hear every day.

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