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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
where to put "only"
Are these expressions correct?
(1) We seek our own happpiness.
(2) We seek for our own happiness.
(3) We seek after our own happiness.
If they are, are there any differences?
Also, Where would you put "only?"
(1) We onlly seek our own happiness.
(2) We seek only our own happiness.
(1) We seek our own happpiness.
(2) We seek for our own happiness.
(3) We seek after our own happiness.
If they are, are there any differences?
Also, Where would you put "only?"
(1) We onlly seek our own happiness.
(2) We seek only our own happiness.
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(3) We seek after our own happiness. "seek for" sounds a bit off, as if we are looking for happiness under a carpet or in some bushes, as if it were a lost item. Otherwise, OK.
- (3) We seek after our own happiness.
- "seek for" sounds a bit off, as if we are looking for happiness under a carpet or in some bushes, as if it were a lost item.
- Otherwise, OK.
- I prefer the first.
- (2) We seek only our own happiness.
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teacherJapan(1) We seek our own happiness.(2) We seek for our own happiness.(3) We seek after our own happiness."seek for" sounds a bit off, as if we are looking for happiness under a carpet or in some bushes, as if it were a lost item. Otherwise, OK. I prefer the first.
teacherJapanWhere would you put "only?" (1) We only seek our ow
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CalifJim"seek for" sounds a bit offI think that's because 'seek' = 'look for'
I am seeking a solution = I am looking for a solution.
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Thank you very much. Can I use "pursue" interchangeably?
We only pursue our own happiness.
We only pursue our own happiness.
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teacherJapan Can I use "pursue" interchangeably?We only pursue our own happiness.Certainly not interchangeably. 'Pursue...happiness' thrusts the reader into the US Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, tha
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I see. "Pursue" has such a significant meaning to native speakers!!! That's very profound!!!
I wish I had had you as my English teacher when I was in high school!!!!!
I wish I had had you as my English teacher when I was in high school!!!!!
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