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Hi, experts. I have written this.I know you say you're fine after what happened, but I don't know if I can trust that. I know you wouldn't want to talk about it, but actually that's what has me worried, because I feel like you've been pulling away. You don't talk to anyone. You just sit at home doing nothing. Which is very disturbing because you've always been this happy outgoing guy.Is wouldn't OK here?Is because I feel like you've been pulling away correct or is it missing something?Is I feel like and I feel that interchangeable in most contexts? Which one is more common in everyday conversation?Thanks a lot in advance.

David Hatton · Accepted Answer

anonymousIs wouldn't OK here?

Yes, but I think 'don't' is probably more appropriate as it is more of a definite thing than a hypothetical one.

anonymousIs because I feel like you've been pulling away correct or is it missing something?

It's technically correct, but not necessarily that common as an expression. Maybe 'because I feel you've been a bit distant' would be a similar, more familiar, expression, but there's nothing really wrong with yours. It's entirely understandable.

anonymousIs I feel like and I feel that interchangeable in most contexts? Which one is more common in everyday conversation?

I think 'I feel that' is probably more grammatically appropriate here, but in the UK you'd probably hear 'I feel like' used a lot more frequently. I guess it depends on whether you're aiming for technically correct or colloquially correct; basically, you can use either.

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