Please help me understand the meaning of the following sentences: ... so I thought it best to ask him first. The context: http://lengish.com/texts/difficult/the-serenade-2.html ----------- Can this sentence be rephrased like this? I thought it best to ask him first. = I thought it to be best to ask him first. Is this correct?
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Yes. I would rephrase this way, though: I thought it would be best to ask him first
— Mister Micawber
Yes.
I would rephrase this way, though: I thought it would be best to ask him first
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