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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The position of a common word
1. I know I should have, but I couldn't bring myself to admit my guilt.
2. I know I should have brought, but I couldn't myself to admit my guilt.
I'd like to know if I can rephrase as #1 as #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. I know I should have brought, but I couldn't myself to admit my guilt.
I'd like to know if I can rephrase as #1 as #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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No. “to bring myself to” do something is an expression with limited flexibility. It roughly means “I was unable to convince myself to do that”.
- No.
- “to bring myself to” do something is an expression with limited flexibility.
- It roughly means “I was unable to convince myself to do that”.
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No. “to bring myself to” do something is an expression with limited flexibility. It roughly means “I was unable to convince myself to do that”.
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No, #2 is totally ungrammatical.
Note: I know I should have means “I know I should have admitted my guilt”, not “I knew I should have brought myself to admit my guilt”, which no one would say.
Note: I know I should have means “I know I should have admitted my guilt”, not “I knew I should have brought myself to admit my guilt”, which no one would say.
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park sang joon-No. Absolutely not. However, you can rephrase #1 as #3 (below).
1. I know I should have, but I couldn't bring myself to admit my guilt.
2. I know I should have brought, but I couldn't myself to admit my guilt.
I'd like to know if I can rephrase as #1 as #2.
3. I know I should have brought myself to admit my guilt, but I
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