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Siernan Posted 15 years ago
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She painted herself
In a book I am reading Patty is talking to a friend of hers who is interested in art.
¨Patty had made the mistake of telling her that she used to paint herself and was now questioed on every detail¨
This sounds as though she used to put paint on her body for me. I think it is to emphasise the self bit but it sounds wrong.
what do the experts think?
¨Patty had made the mistake of telling her that she used to paint herself and was now questioed on every detail¨
This sounds as though she used to put paint on her body for me. I think it is to emphasise the self bit but it sounds wrong.
what do the experts think?
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Could be, though I can think of two other possibilities. Herself, reflexive. " Self-portraits.
- Could be, though I can think of two other possibilities.
- Herself, reflexive.
- " Self-portraits.
- " Seems like the reflexive use of "herself" is most likely to me.
- The sentence is written rather ambiguously.
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Could be, though I can think of two other possibilities.
Herself, reflexive. "She, herself, used to paint."
Self-portraits. "She used to paint self-portraits."
Seems like the reflexive use of "herself" is most likely to me. The sentence is written rather ambiguously.
Herself, reflexive. "She, herself, used to paint."
Self-portraits. "She used to paint self-portraits."
Seems like the reflexive use of "herself" is most likely to me. The sentence is written rather ambiguously.
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