"It's better to love someone that you can't have than have someone that you can't love."
Is there any problem with this?
I think the right one should be "It's better to love someone that you can't have rather than having someone that you can't love."
Which one is correct???
2007-05-14 05:52:18 · 11 answers · asked by FOX 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Just to clarify one of your answerer's "grammatically correct" statement.
The first sentence is grammatically "parallel." The second one is not.
It's better | to love someone....
than | [to] have someone...
above is a parallel construction; both verbal constructions are infinitives
it's better | to love someone....
than | having someone...
this construction pairs an infinitive with a present active participle; a grammatical no-no.
:)
2007-05-14 06:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by blackathena 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-29 03:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by wurster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It's better to love someone that you can't have than to have someone you can't love."
This is the correct form for the first sentence, yours is also correct but it's too long and redundant.
2007-05-14 06:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'd go with
"It's better to love someone that you can't have, than to have someone that you can't love."
The "to" between than and have in 2nd half makes the sentence feel more balanced and flow better.
2007-05-14 06:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct! It depends on what style you're looking at as they both have different styles... However the second ones 'sounds more correct' while the first one seems more natural and original!
2007-05-14 05:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by sothisena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct by standard rules of English grammar.
2007-05-14 05:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-14 09:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by lily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally in poetms/Quotes, it's not essential to use correct grammar. e.g:- If the sentence is, 'The Farmer went home', you can write it as 'Home went the Farmer'. So both the sentences are correct.
2007-05-14 07:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Ă♫̉ğĕ!̉ ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both correct. But I'd probably go with the first one.
2007-05-14 06:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by Cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first sentence is better
the word "rather" is not necessary
the first sentence employed the pattern " better than"
2007-05-14 06:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by lotusgrass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋