2007-03-13 10:17:26 · 7 answers · asked by cynthia s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Should be, "I was initially concerned, but it was fleeting."
2007-03-13 10:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by Karen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"My initial concern was fleeting" sounds a little better. It defines a little better what was fleeting. If trying to be proper, you should never use "it" because it is not clear.
2007-03-13 17:26:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The word 'it' must refer to a noun, and in this case the only noun is the proper noun 'I'. The sentence should either read
'I was concerned initially, but my concern was fleeting.'
or
'I had some concern initially, but it was fleeting.'
2007-03-13 17:21:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Initially, I was concerned, but, it was only a fleeting concern as the tests revealed I did not have breast cancer.
2007-03-13 17:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you writing a novel? Sounds like you are trying to use fruity language---try stating this plainly and it would be clearer.
2007-03-13 17:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by njyogibear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that, Initially, I was concerned.but it was fleeting.would sound better.
2007-03-13 17:26:09 · answer #6 · answered by lennie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a little awkward, but grammatically it's fine
2007-03-13 17:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by Matt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋