[General] Don't wanto to divulge too much personal information.

[Silverobama]

I went to the bank to update my ID card information there. It's past the expiration date. When I was filling the form, I deliberately not to write the money I earn per month and my job, also I didn't write my current address. All of these options are not necessary to be filled out but the staff asked me to write things in. When I walked out of the bank, my friend asked why I used false information, I said to him "I don't want to divulge too much personal information".

Is my italic sentence natural?

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, it's fine.

 

[emsr2d2]

I went to the bank to update my ID card information because [STRIKE]there. It's past the expiration date[/STRIKE] the card had expired.

When I was filling in the form, I deliberately [STRIKE]not to write[/STRIKE] didn't write in the money I earn per month [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] or my job title.

Also, I didn't write in my current address.

All of these [strike]options[/strike] details are [STRIKE]not necessary to be filled out[/STRIKE] optional but the staff asked me to [STRIKE]write things in[/STRIKE] enter them.

When I [strike]walked out of[/strike] left the bank, my friend asked why I [STRIKE]used false[/STRIKE] didn't enter that information, and I said to him "I don't want to divulge too much personal information".

Is my italic sentence natural?

Note my corrections above.

You didn't provide "false information" if you left those sections blank. You would have provided false information if you had lied about your earnings, job title and home address.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

As for whether "I don't want to divulge too much personal information" is natural, most people wouldn't say "divulge." More likely:

- give
- give them
- share

 

[tedmc]

What about reveal/disclose? I agree that divulge is a bit formal.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

What about reveal/disclose? I agree that divulge is a bit formal.

They don't seem very conversational, either. Not terribly awkward, but not as likely as something simpler.

 

[tedmc]

They don't seem very conversational, either. Not terribly awkward, but not as likely as something simpler.

I thought reveal is simple, common and conversational enough.

 

[emsr2d2]

I thought reveal is simple, common and conversational enough.

I agree that it's a fairly everyday word but there's still the question of whether or not someone would use it in a casual conversation with a close friend. If a good friend of mine accompanied me to such an appointment, this is how the chat afterwards would go:

Friend: How come you didn't you fill in all the sections?
Me: Didn't wanna give 'em too much info!

As you can see, neither of us would use "false information", "divulge", "reveal" or "disclose". All of those (except "false information", as I explained in my first response) are perfectly adequate words for describing the situation; I'm simply pointing out that that's not generally the sort of language we use when chatting with our mates.

 

[Silverobama]

Friend: How come you didn't you fill in all the sections?

I think the bold "you" was a typo. Am I right? I notice that when I was writing down this conversation in my notebook.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, but isn't I notice another?

 

[emsr2d2]

I think the bold "you" was a typo. Am I right? I notice that when I was writing down this conversation in my notebook.

You're quite right. Initially, I wrote "Why didn't you fill in ..." but I changed my mind and changed "Why" to "How come". However, I forgot to remove the other "you". Well spotted.