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Mentee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Voice oneself
Please advise. Does the highlighted phrase sound natural? (or Is it alright to use voice oneself/ himself/ herself?)
- I require an equal footing to voice myself.
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Not really. "voice myself/oneself/himself/herself" is not idiomatic. I would replace it with SPEAK.
- Not really.
- "voice myself/oneself/himself/herself" is not idiomatic.
- I would replace it with SPEAK.
- Normally VOICE is used with a specific subject, such as VOICE one's CONCERNS, VOICE one's FEELINGS, VOICE one's OPINION(s) and so on.
- Also, the meaning of your sentence is not clear.
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Not really. "voice myself/oneself/himself/herself" is not idiomatic. I would replace it with SPEAK.
Normally VOICE is used with a specific subject, such as VOICE one's CONCERNS, VOICE one's FEELINGS, VOICE one's OPINION(s) and so on.
Also, the meaning of your sentence is not clear. To me, it seems to mean that you only feel comfortable voicing your opinions if [you feel that] your status i
Normally VOICE is used with a specific subject, such as VOICE one's CONCERNS, VOICE one's FEELINGS, VOICE one's OPINION(s) and so on.
Also, the meaning of your sentence is not clear. To me, it seems to mean that you only feel comfortable voicing your opinions if [you feel that] your status i
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KrisBlueNZ, thank you very much for providing such a clear explanation. You are absolutely right. The meaning is not what I intended to communicate, but I framed the sentence for the sake of example. You have clarified the part about 'voice' which matters most. Thanks again. I learned two things.
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