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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to use "find you"

Hi,

I want to know how to use the phrase "find you" correctly. I think generally it is synonymous with "think of someone or something as."

Are these correct?

I find you compassionate.

I find you a good candidate for my daughter.
  

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Hi, I would like to know how to use the phrase "find you" correctly. " It's more 'judge someone, study someone and arrive as a decision/conclusion' Are these correct? Yes, these seem OK.

— Clive

  • Hi, I would like to know how to use the phrase "find you" correctly.
  • " It's more 'judge someone, study someone and arrive as a decision/conclusion' Are these correct?
  • Yes, these seem OK.
  • I find you compassionate.
  • I find you a good candidate for my daughter.
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Hi,

I would likeEmotion: smile to know how to use the phrase "find you" correctly. I think generally
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Believer
Hi,

I want to know how to use the phrase "find you" correctly. I think generally it is synonymous with "think of someone or something as."

Are these correct?

I find you compassionate.

I find you a good candidate for my daughter.



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I find you X = In my opinion, you are X = I believe you to be X. The cases where X is an adjective seem more natural to me than the cases where X is a noun, though both are possible.

CJ
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Thank you, Clive.

I think it is for you to correct me by rewriting it as "I would like to" rather than "I want to," but I cannot lay out the reason. Can you help? Why are both of these are correct, as I think they are, when the one above is not?

I want to be a doctor.

I would like to be a doctor.
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I want to be a doctor. Much firmer. Shows will.

I would like to be a doctor. Softer, shows a preference or a probable intention.
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Hi,

Another way to put that is to say that I would like is more polite in making requests. eg In a store.

Salesclerk: Good morning, can I help you?

Customer A: I want a sweater.

Cutomer B: I would like a sweater.

Customer B sounds more polite. ('Please' is also a good idea.)

Best wishes, Clive
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