[General] Analyzing a sentence

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Is this sentence well written? "You always have something to say that simply melts me". I did not get a response and was wondering if there is something wrong with the way I said it. Your thoughts? Thank you!
 

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Welcome to the forum, tcs.

The sentence is grammatically OK, but I don't know what you mean by melts.
 

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Thank you 5jj :) I The message was for someone I like and meant that he figuratively melts my heart.
 

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Thank you 5jj :) I The message was for someone I like and meant that he figuratively melts my heart.

It's fine. I once had a girlfriend who said that I melted her. :oops:
 

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The mind boggles.
 

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Is this sentence well written? "You always have something to say that simply melts me". I did not get a response and was wondering if there is something wrong with the way I said it. Your thoughts? Thank you!

I would say (as you did later on) "You always have something to say which simply melts my heart" or "... makes my heart melt".
 

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After they have recovered from the melting....;-)

Ohhhh, I was thinking of the inflatable (and potentially melting) type of girlfriend! :shock:
 

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A meltable heart can be combined with a good head.;-)
 

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And a guy capable of melting a girl's heart is definitely capable of speech! :-D
 

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Meltable girlfriends normally aren't capable of speech!

A guy who can melt a girl's heart is definitely capable of speech! :-D
 
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