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Persona Grata Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

U made me want to be a better woman

U made me want to be a better woman

I know this sentence is grammatically correct.

But I think it is weird...

How do other people make me wanna be??

I think

"I wanted to be a better woman becaus of you."

This sentence is more proper and formal.

plz make me enlightened!!

Thanks for your help!!
  

Top answer

" But regardless of the *** of the person saying it, the grammar is the same. Because of you, I want to be a better man/woman. You can rewrite it as you suggest, but I would use the present tense - you're talking about how you feel NOW.

— BarbaraPA

  • " But regardless of the *** of the person saying it, the grammar is the same.
  • Because of you, I want to be a better man/woman.
  • You can rewrite it as you suggest, but I would use the present tense - you're talking about how you feel NOW.
  • The rewrite is no more proper, and in the midst of a declaration of love, formality isn't really the issue.
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Actually, in the move As Good as It Gets I think that Jack Nicholson's character says "You make me want to be a better man." But regardless of the *** of the person saying it, the grammar is the same.

Because of you, I want to be a better man/woman. You can rewrite it as you suggest, but I would use the present tense - you're talking about how you feel NOW.

The rewrite is
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