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Hello All,
Consider the following statements:
I am happy for you.
I am jealous of you.
What is the correct way to use both the feelings in one sentence?
1. I am happy and jealous of you.
2. I am jealous and happy for you.
3. I am jealous of and happy for you.
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Hector
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Of your three choices, I think 2 sounds the most natural. I might say I am happy for you, and jealous.
Peter
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#3 sounds more grammatically correct, I agree with Peter,
that #2 sounds more natural in every day conversation.
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Thank you for your comments..
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New to the forums . . .late to the conversation...
4. 'I am jealous of yet happy for you.'
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Last edited by LukeJavan8; 12/10/14 01:26 AM.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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New to the forums . . .late to the conversation...
4. 'I am jealous of yet happy for you.'
...tom... Welcome to our Crazy World, Tom. I have to go with # 4. in turn, for this is how I would have phrased it.
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"I'm so happy for you!" And yet...you feel that tugging-twinge of jealous at the same time. You hide a jealousy, simmering not far behind your smile.
Hmmmm...Nothing a few drinks...a little time together will not make right.
Feelwings...Nothing more than feelwings...twying to forgot those...feelwings of...HOLY CRAP-A-TOLIE! Margaritas...doing it again! Almost back to where we were!
"Bartender! Another round!"
So what if her new love is a mega lottery winner...he's five-foot nothing...wears a wig his momma bought...damn lucky-ass circus freak. I'll have her one more time before this night is over.
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