Monday, April 4, 2011

grammar question

I guess I could look this up but instead I'm sending it out to you all for arbitration.

I just said to someone, "Can I entrust this with you?"

Leaving aside that the spoken word gets more leeway than the written, was my grammar correct? Or is only "Can I entrust you with this?" correct?

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  1. Big Hips. Open Eyes.April 4, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Girl, I have to say the latter. Meaning, "Can I entrust you with this." The first version is fine, of course, when you're just chatting with someone, but if that someone happened to be your editor, I would've rephrased :)

    PS: I will always talk with you about grammar. Give me a shout out any time.

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