I think you’re remarkable for coping how you do.

[kadioguy]

11 Things to Never Say to Someone With Chronic Pain

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8. “Things will get better soon.”

Even if things do eventually turn around, your loved one isn’t in the head space to think about some magical time in the future. Your hopes are likely to be taken as annoying.

“Do give positive feedback,” advises Newton-John, “but make it about them. Say something like, ‘I really admire the way you do X. Or ‘I think you’re remarkable for coping how you do.”

http://www.readersdigest.co.nz/healthsmart/tips/11-Things-to-Never-Say-to-Someone-With-Chronic-Pain
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I think you’re remarkable for coping how you do.

1. I would think it should be '... for coping with how you do'.
2. But I don't understand what this sentence means. Could you tell me?

 

[GoesStation]

… For coping with how you do isn't possible.

 

[kadioguy]

Look up "cope".

… For coping with how you do isn't possible.

cope
verb

[intransitive] to deal successfully with something difficult

I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more.
cope with something He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.
Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cope_1?q=cope
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Cope is an intransitive verb, but isn't how you do the object of the verb cope in ... for coping how you do? This is the reason I said it should be ... for coping with how you do.

Cope means to deal successfully with something difficult; however, in ... for coping how you do, I don't think how you do is something difficult. This is the reason I don't know what it means.

 

[YAMATO2201]

Cope is an intransitive verb, but isn't how you do the object of the verb cope in ... for coping how you do? This is the reason I said it should be ... for coping with how you do.

Are you assuming that the "how you do" is a noun clause?

 

[kadioguy]

Are you assuming that the "how you do" is a noun clause?

Yes, that is what I am assuming.

 

[YAMATO2201]

Yes, that is what I am assuming.

I spend my money how I like. (adverbial)

Practical English Usage 3rd edition 252.6

 

[YAMATO2201]

1. I would think it should be '... for coping with how you do'.

Does the following sentence make sense to you?

I think you're remarkable for coping (with this unfortunate situation) the way you do.

 

[kadioguy]

Does the following sentence make sense to you?

I think you're remarkable for coping (with this unfortunate situation) the way you do.

Yes, it is better than the original.

How about this? I think it is easier to understand for me.

I think you're remarkable for the way you do to cope (with this unfortunate situation).

 

[YAMATO2201]

I think you're remarkable for the way you do to cope (with this unfortunate situation).

I suspect you meant "... the way you cope ...".

 

[Raymott]

‘I think you’re remarkable for coping how you do.”

This means, "I think you're remarkable for coping in the manner that you do [cope]", ie. ... "for coping the way you do cope."
It doesn't mean "I think you're remarkable for coping with the way you cope".

 

[kadioguy]

‘I think you’re remarkable for coping how you do.”

This means, "I think you're remarkable for coping in the manner that you do [cope]", ie. ... "for coping the way you do [cope]."
It doesn't mean "I think you're remarkable for coping with the way you cope".

Thank you, and I would think there should be a '[ ]' on both sides of 'cope'.