NewHopeR
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What does "build it up" mean? Does it mean "be activated by alchemy..."?
Why use "who it is you're with" but not "whom you're with." I cannot get the meaing of the structure "it is" well.
Context:
I say this not because I loved her or am uncomforable using cruder terms but because I thought then and still do that no matter who it is you're with or whether it's the first and/or last time,there's always at least one verifiable moment when you can believe you're doing exactly that, literally trying to make love, build it up, whether by alchemy or chemistry or force of will.
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Aloft - Chang-Rae Lee - Google
Why use "who it is you're with" but not "whom you're with." I cannot get the meaing of the structure "it is" well.
Context:
I say this not because I loved her or am uncomforable using cruder terms but because I thought then and still do that no matter who it is you're with or whether it's the first and/or last time,there's always at least one verifiable moment when you can believe you're doing exactly that, literally trying to make love, build it up, whether by alchemy or chemistry or force of will.
More
Aloft - Chang-Rae Lee - Google
