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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get....

Hi

Do you find these sentences natural? Any suggestion is welcome.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get stranded in them.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get stuck in them.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

"stranded" doesn't sound right. "stuck" is possible. "swallowed up by them" is another possibility if you mean you sink very deeply into them.

— Mr Wordy

  • "stranded" doesn't sound right.
  • "stuck" is possible.
  • "swallowed up by them" is another possibility if you mean you sink very deeply into them.
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"stranded" doesn't sound right.

"stuck" is possible.

"swallowed up by them" is another possibility if you mean you sink very deeply into them.
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy.

So which one would you prefer?

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get swallowed up by them.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically sink in them.

Thanks,

Tom
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Hi Mr. Tom and Mr Wordy!
Mr. Tom
There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get swallowed up by them.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically sink in them.


Would it be better if you say "on"?

Is there any special case why we use "in" in these sentence
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Mr. Tom
So which one would you prefer?

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get swallowed up by them.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically sink in them.

I prefer the first. The reader is led to expect an exaggeration after "practically", and the
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frostwhiteHi Mr. Tom and Mr Wordy!
Mr. Tom
There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically get swallowed up by them.

There are some sofas so soft that when you sit in them, you practically sink in them.


Would it be better if you say "on"?

Is there any special ca
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Just in case you were looking for another vote, I completely agree with Mr. Wordy.

"...get swallowed up," and "in" for experience of the soft sofa cushion you are describing.
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That's really helpful!

Thanks Mr. Wordy and Grammar Geek!

I just thought I could use "in" and I was about to brag about this to my classmates! (This might be something my classmates do not know)
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