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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

worry

Hello.

I would like to ask if the following sentence is correct English:

"What I worry about you is that you spend too much time in front of computers."

Thanks a lot.
  

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It's not quite natural because we either worry about someone (or something) or we worry that something obtains or fails to obtain. "

— Deadrat

  • It's not quite natural because we either worry about someone (or something) or we worry that something obtains or fails to obtain.
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It's not quite natural because we either worry about someone (or something) or we worry that something obtains or fails to obtain. Pick one:

"I worry about your spending too much time in front of computers." (Or alternately, "I worry about you because you spend too much time in front of computers.")

"I worry that
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deadratIt's not quite natural because we either worry about someone (or something) or we worry that something obtains or fails to obtain.
Thanks. If so, is it also unnatural to say this, too?

What I think about the you is that you spend too much time in front of computers.

Given that you either "think about" someone (or something) or y
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Sorry. Without "the":
What I think about you is that you spend too much time in front of computers.
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It's grammatically correct. I'd still say, "I think you spend too much time on the computer."
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So it's correct to say 'What I think is that....' whereas it's not correct to say 'What I worry is that...."
Am I right?
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No, "that" is permissible in both cases and might be elided in both, but probably only in informal conversation.
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