grammatically speaking...

[Bob Haas]

It's 3, then 2, then 1, but that's just me.

I'm sure that Yoda would be most happy with number 2.

On 1/6/03 3:26 PM, "Mark A Mandel" <mam at THEWORLD.COM> wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, O'Bryant, Susan F wrote:
>
> #I vote for #3 as best, then #2, then #1.
>
> #*********************************************
> #1) You open us your heart
> #2) You open to us your heart
> #3) You open your heart to us
>
> I agree, and I'll add that IMHO #1 is ungrammatical, and #2, while
> grammatical, is unidiomatic and unlikely to be used by a native speaker.
>
> -- Mark A. Mandel


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Bob Haas
Department of English
High Point University

"Wherever you go, there you are."