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namloan

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1: Have you arrived home safely yet?
2: Yes, I have.

- To keep answering to 2 , I may say like one of these sentences, correct?

"1: Now I feel secure to go to bed."
"1: Now I feel secure to be off to bed."

Thanks so much to Teachers and other members!
 

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1: Have you arrived home safely yet?
2: Yes, I have.

- To keep answering to 2 , I may say like one of these sentences, correct?

"1: Now I feel secure to go to bed."
"1: Now I feel secure to be off to bed."

Thanks so much to Teachers and other members!
They are both a little odd.
 

namloan

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Dear Bhaisahab and Rover_KE!

- Person 2 is a boyfriend cannot go to bed, he doesn't feel secure because he doesn't know whether person 1 (a girlfriend) has come home safely or not, that's why I wrote : "1: Now I feel secure to go to bed." "1: Now I feel secure to be off to bed.". Is that clear now, Teachers? :)

Thanks a lot!
 

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The whole "I feel secure" thing seems strange.
But in my opinion the second one is the worst.
You can eventually go with the first one, I guess. But still, it seems...um I won't say wrong, but definitely an unusual way to say that you're going to bed knowing that your girlfriend is alright.


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Now that I am no longer anxious about your safety, I can go to bed.
 
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