"i had a false expectation on our relationship."
is this sentence correct?
2007-02-07 18:10:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
wow! didn't expect to get so many answers within such a short time. thank you all so much!
2007-02-07 18:31:27 · update #1
My expectations for our relationship were not based on truth.
2007-02-07 18:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Almost. You have an expectation OF something not ON something. So, you had a false expectation of your relationship. However, if you dont tell the other person what that expectation was and why it proved false then you are pretty much telling them nothing.
2007-02-07 18:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by penny century 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably the better choice of words would be, "I had an unrealistic expectation of our relationship." Can you really define a "false expectation"? What can be false about an expectation?
2007-02-07 18:14:15 · answer #3 · answered by squealy68 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The I at the beginning should be capitalized and you should use of instead of on . It should read: I had a false expectation of our relationship.
2007-02-07 18:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by Debbie O 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably better to say, I had false expectations about our relationship.
2007-02-07 18:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by pussnboots333 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as you only had ONE expectation, yes. Or if there were more than one, then maybe you could say, "I had false expectations about our relationship"
2007-02-07 18:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by Aimee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say: 'I had false expectations of our relationship'.
2007-02-07 18:16:02 · answer #7 · answered by Karl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Better to say 'I had false expectations of our relationship'. or 'my expectations of our relationship proved to be false.'
2007-02-07 18:15:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The correct sentence is...........
" I had a false expectation OF our relationship ".
Everyone who said " OF " is correct.
The full stop should be after the apostrophe, by the way. :)
2007-02-07 18:21:34 · answer #9 · answered by winterlotus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about saying, " I expected something different from our relationship" ? Then go on to explain your case. Good Luck!
2007-02-07 18:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋