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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:35 PM
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English teachers/professors/grammarians...
Edited on Sat Aug-30-03 07:45 PM by Rowdyboy
If I want to tell someone he was the object of my affections, would the following be grammatically appropriate.

"I only ever wanted one thing in life and you are he"

How would you express the sentiment?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:38 PM
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1. I'm no grammarian...
...but you're calling "he" a "thing"...

You might say that your one wish in life was finding the perfect person with whom to spend your life, and (your SO) is that person. :shrug:
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:41 PM
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3. Good point...
How about..."I only want one thing baby...you".
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uptohere Donating Member (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:41 PM
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2. I'd replace the "he"
with 'it', 'that thing', 'that very thing', 'that one thing'.

might consider

'I only ever thought I would love one person above all in my life and you are he'

'I've known from (fill in the blank) that you are the one love of my life'

nothing really wrong with your line but it sounds a little funny connecting 'thing' and 'he' at least to me.

this sounds importent, good luck !
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:44 PM
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5. Your version is absolutely excellent...
You expressed everything I wanted to in the tne I wanted.

You, sir or madam, have won the contest. Your prize is on the way...
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uptohere Donating Member (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:45 PM
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6. I live to serve
...
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sujan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:42 PM
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4.  spelled 'grammar'
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 07:46 PM
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7. Thank you for helping me look less like a fool...
"grammerians" is almost offensive in its stupidity
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 08:01 PM
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8. Well, since you asked:
I'd screw the grammar, and all the proper anglish, and just grab his ears betwixt my palms and kiss the living shit out of his tender lips.

Let him put it into words :D
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 08:05 PM
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9. here ye go
There are many fine ways to do it, but like another poster, I shy away from calling people things. I recommend colon usage.

"... one thing in life: you."

Best of luck.
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 08:36 PM
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10. Try a truthful extemporaneous effusion from the heart
unless you are writing a poem, then lie your tush off in every iamb.
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Bushknew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 08:41 PM
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11. I only ever wanted one thing in life and that is you.
I only ever wanted one thing in life and that is you.
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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-30-03 08:49 PM
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12. How about
I only ever wanted one thing, a life with you in my world.
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berry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-03 01:56 AM
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13. Grammarians (and others) often just start over when somethng
sounds stilted.

How about: You are all I ever wanted in life.

(And the simpler constructions are easier to say, because they're natural and in the spoken idiom--so you're less likely to trip over your tongue trying to say it.)

Good luck!
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-03 02:40 AM
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14. If The Guy Who Gets This Note Starts Correcting Your Grammar...
:kick:

Kick his ass to the curb!
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-03 02:57 AM
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15. or
The only thing I have wanted in life is you - you sexy bastard.
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