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4 Sep 2016 — It seems…that

 

How would you improve this wording?

 

A confused teen

It seems me as odd that they would ask me to wait here so long.

 

(This is an example, not an actual quote.)

Select each option and read the feedback.

 

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It seems me as odd that they would ask me to wait here so long.

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It strikes me as odd that they would ask me to wait here so long.

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It seems to me as odd that they would ask me to wait here so long.

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It seems odd to me that they would ask me to wait here so long.

GLOSSARY

it seems…that (expression) — expresses that something appears or comes to one's mind in a particular way

it strikes…that (expression) — expresses that something stands out as unusual or unexpected, or that a thought or idea comes into someone's mind suddenly.  It struck him as funny that everyone got out of the elevator at once. It suddenly struck him that the man had not only taken his advice but also his wallet.

It suddenly occurred to me that

Corpus of Contemporary English. BYU. corpus.byu.edu/coca/

 

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Sarkar, Pabak. "Teenage Confusion." Flickr, 17 May 2014. flickr.com/photos/pabak/14188977646. Licensed under CC BY-2.0.