Is this sentence correct?

Question

"There was never an epiphany as far as realizing that I wanted to be a doctor."

If not,,,,Please Correct it.. thanks

Answer 1

It's okay, but awkward. Change it around. For example, "As far as when I realized that I wanted to be a doctor, there was never an epiphany."

Answer 2

The sentence sounds a bit awkward.

An epiphany can be a Christian festival or a sudden moment of perception or insight.
From your wording, I don't know whether you mean you didn't have an epiphany that you wanted to be a doctor, or you've never had such an epiphany (if you understand what I mean)

A better way to say the former sentence would be:

I have always known I wanted to be a doctor; there was never an epiphany or moment of realization.

or for the latter:

I have never had an epiphany as sudden as the one in which I realised I want to be a doctor.

Answer 3

-the epiphany is not an impersonal event .. people have epiphanies, they don't just "happen in the wild", they happen to people.
Therefore your sentence should assign the first person to the epiphany, as in;
I never had an epiphany....

-you are also mixing implied tenses;
"was" and "realizing", although grammatically correct, i would suggest you change 'realizing' to 'the realization' or 'realized'

-the word "never" also implies that there were multiple moments in the realization, whereas an epiphany in an instantaneous thing, drop the word "never".

Suggested sentence:
I did not have an epiphany in my realization that I wished to become a doctor.
or
My decision to become a Doctor was more a realization that i wished to be one, than any sort of epiphany.

Answer 4

Epiphany means a sudden revelation, so using the word "realizing" is a bit redundant. It might sound more correct to write, "There was never an epiphany to become a doctor."

Answer 5

As far as realizing I wanted to be a doctor, there was never an epiphany.

Answer 6

This is a very awkward sentence, but epiphany does work in this context as it means a sudden insight or realization.

"It took no epiphany to know that I wanted to be a doctor"

Answer 7

It would be more grammatically correct to say, "I never had an epipany regarding my wanting to be a doctor."

"As far as" sounds like slang in this context and "realizing" seems redundant because it means nearly the same thing as epiphany. My suggested version resolves these issues.

Answer 8

It's grammatically poor. An Epiphany is a Christian church celebration of Christ's baptism. It is misused to describe a revelation or realisation. Using this as a substitute word your sentence would say 'There was never a realisation as far as realising that I wanted to be a doctor.'

You should say, is you want to use that word.

"There was never an epiphany that I wanted to become a doctor."

However this is a clumsy use of the word and i would substitute 'epiphany' with 'realisation'. You could then follow up by adding 'It was just a gradual and un-noticeable process.'

Answer 9

Besides being awkwardly constructed, it makes no sense at all. Epiphany means an appearance, and specifically is a religious feast January 6th relating to the 3 Wise Men.
Anyway, be a doctor: you'll never make a writer!

Answer 10

an epiphany is to realize something of great truth so if you wanna be a doctor then yes it is