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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Too good to wait
Can one use:
1-It is too good to wait.
instead of:
It is too good for us to wait.
It is too good for me to wait.
etc,
If it is clear who the implied subject of 'to wait' is?
Consider:
2-We have to act now. This plan is too good to wait.
3-I wanted to wait for you before starting to eat, but this dish is too tasty to wait.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-It is too good to wait.
instead of:
It is too good for us to wait.
It is too good for me to wait.
etc,
If it is clear who the implied subject of 'to wait' is?
Consider:
2-We have to act now. This plan is too good to wait.
3-I wanted to wait for you before starting to eat, but this dish is too tasty to wait.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
Literally, "It is too good to wait" means that "It" is not able to wait. No doubt people sometimes use phrases like this intending a different subject, and no doubt they would normally be understood, but I don't think it's great English.
- Literally, "It is too good to wait" means that "It" is not able to wait.
- No doubt people sometimes use phrases like this intending a different subject, and no doubt they would normally be understood, but I don't think it's great English.
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Literally, "It is too good to wait" means that "It" is not able to wait. No doubt people sometimes use phrases like this intending a different subject, and no doubt they would normally be understood, but I don't think it's great English.
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