Which one makes more sense? (Native English speakers plz!)

reball   Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:42 pm GMT
Dear Native speakers of English:

1. Of the following, which one makes the most sense and is grammatically correct? (I hope the sentence sounds more dramatic!)

I should've treated you better.
a) Now that you've gone, there's nothing I can do.
b) Now that you're gone, there's nothing I can do.
c) Now that you've left, there's nothing I can do.
d) Now that you left away, there's nothing I can do.

2. Which one makes more sense and sounds more dramatic?
Can you suggest me any similar sentences?

Please don't tease my heart.
Please stop playing with my heart.
Ralph   Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:48 pm GMT
a b c, I would probably say b as well but it's wrong grammatically,so if it's for writing that "a" should be better.
K. T.   Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:56 pm GMT
All of them sound okay except "d". "Tease my heart" isn't really wrong, but it does sound like it was translated from another language. I agree with Josh unless you are going to sing this in Japan where lyrics like
"tease my heart" seem kind of normal. I actually like "tease my heart" a little better because "playing with my heart" sounds rather ordinary and boring, but jmo. I lived overseas for a long time and that may have tainted the way things fall on my ears.

"Please stop playing with my feelings and teasing my heart." could be worked into a good melodic line easily if you write music.

I'd like to make one other correction for you. Please use "Can you suggest any similar sentences TO me." instead of what you wrote.

If you want any more music help, I charge, lol.
Guest   Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:24 am GMT
<<
2. Which one makes more sense and sounds more dramatic?
Can you suggest me any similar sentences?

Please don't tease my heart.
Please stop playing with my heart.
>>

I'd say that the "tease my heart" sounds more dramatic, because it's something you don't see in normal, plain expository prose.
DJ   Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:49 am GMT
>> Can you suggest any similar sentences TO me.

No. Suggest to me: sounds like a French person speaking English. It should be:

Can you give me any more suggestions of similar sentences?
K. T.   Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:05 am GMT
DJ,

Can you show me WHY it is wrong?
K. T. (now French)   Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:41 am GMT
Would you prefer "for" in this case?
DJ   Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:56 am GMT
Give me a suggestion is idiomatic. Suggest to me is just not correct. I don't know why - I just speak my mother tongue!
Guest   Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:01 am GMT
Hmm...

Results 1 - 10 of about 889,000 for "suggest me". (0.04 seconds)
K. T.   Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:19 pm GMT
English is also my mother tongue.
Guest   Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:43 pm GMT
America is the richest country yet its citzens charge money for every little thing. I can not understand it.
Guest   Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:56 pm GMT
Have you ever thought that might be why it's so rich?
K. T.   Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:03 pm GMT
LOL, do you mean the help with songwriting? That was a joke.
Guest   Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:16 pm GMT
K.T, nope. Your joke was not the only sole reason for my above statement.
Guest   Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:52 am GMT
You could also say "don't dick me along."