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"I'd suggest avoiding putting your finger into boiling water unless you want to feel yourself how the boiling water actually feels like."
Is such kind of two-ing construction clumsy? (Is in general the sentence correct?)
Best,
Nyggus
Yes, it's clumsy and redundant.
"I'd suggest avoiding putting your finger into boiling water unless you want to know how it actually feels." or
" ... know what it actually feels like."
Suggest avoiding doing sth 
Re: Suggest avoiding doing sth 
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