“Since having a baby, I feel weird about wearing tighter clothes.” Is this sentence correct?
T Talab1234 Member Joined Jun 5, 2020 Member Type Native Language Abkhazian Home Country Afghanistan Current Location Afghanistan Jul 17, 2020 #1 “Since having a baby, I feel weird about wearing tighter clothes.” Is this sentence correct?
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Jul 17, 2020 #2 I would use the present perfect in the second part of that sentence: "... I've felt weird". The first part isn't wrong, but consider also: "Since I had the/my baby,".
I would use the present perfect in the second part of that sentence: "... I've felt weird". The first part isn't wrong, but consider also: "Since I had the/my baby,".
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 17, 2020 #3 You could also use "Since giving birth, ..."
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jul 18, 2020 #4 Talab1234 said: “Since having a baby, I feel weird about wearing tighter clothes.” Is this sentence correct? Click to expand... I like it. The concerns mentioned above make perfect sense, but for ordinary conversation, your phrasing is very natural.
Talab1234 said: “Since having a baby, I feel weird about wearing tighter clothes.” Is this sentence correct? Click to expand... I like it. The concerns mentioned above make perfect sense, but for ordinary conversation, your phrasing is very natural.
P PeterCW Senior Member Joined Apr 1, 2020 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jul 18, 2020 #5 I agree that the phrasing is natural for spoken English. On the other hand I wouldn't write it unless it was as reported speech.
I agree that the phrasing is natural for spoken English. On the other hand I wouldn't write it unless it was as reported speech.