It followed by it in a sentence 论题张贴者: patyjs
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patyjs 
墨西哥
Local time: 04:31
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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Hi all,
Does this sentence seem right:
We won't deny it, it was overwhelming for us, too.
The repeated "it" feels clumsy to me but I don't know how to avoid it. Unless I do avoid it and say:
We won't deny; it was overwhelming for us, too.
Am I overthinking?
Thoughts are appreciated...thanks.
| | | | LCVB
比利时
Local time: 12:31
Dutch荷兰语译成English英语
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| Rewrite or keep | Sep 4, 2019 |
I don't see anything wrong with the repetition; if you don't like it, why don't you rewrite the sentence:
It could not be denied...
It was undeniable...
| | | | | Make it simpler | Sep 4, 2019 |
What about...
"We won't deny it was overwhelming for us, too."
| | | | Phil Hand
中国大陆
Local time: 18:31
Chinese汉语译成English英语
| Two sentences? | Sep 4, 2019 |
I think technically, "We won't deny it, it was overwhelming for us, too" is a run-on, so you'd need some kind of sentence-splitting punctuation in there: a full stop, a colon, or a semicolon. (Though in informal texts, I think run-ons like this are fine.)
Other options include inverting the sentence:
It was overwhelming for us, too, we can't deny.
Or using a different phrase for the "can't deny" part:
We have to admit (that) it was rather ove... See more I think technically, "We won't deny it, it was overwhelming for us, too" is a run-on, so you'd need some kind of sentence-splitting punctuation in there: a full stop, a colon, or a semicolon. (Though in informal texts, I think run-ons like this are fine.)
Other options include inverting the sentence:
It was overwhelming for us, too, we can't deny.
Or using a different phrase for the "can't deny" part:
We have to admit (that) it was rather overwhelming for us, too.
We can tell you, it was overwhelming for us, too.
Or turn the adverbial tag into an actual adverb:
It was undeniably overwhelming for us, too. ▲ Collapse
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B D Finch
法国
Local time: 12:31
French法语译成English英语
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| Register and punctuation | Sep 4, 2019 |
I think that, in an informal register or reported speech, your original sentence is better than the attempts to rewrite it, because it's more immediate and natural. However, as Phil says, it needs better punctuation and I think that should be a semicolon. Each of the two main clauses could each stand as a separate sentence, but it's better run on as a single sentence.
| | | | | Another suggestion | Sep 4, 2019 |
"There's no denying, it was..."
| | | | DZiW (X)
乌克兰
English英语译成Russian俄语
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| If the it-sayer meant it | Sep 4, 2019 |
Two independent clauses are correct both grammatically and syntactically.
Depending on the original idea, they are two antecedents joined asyndetically [without conjunctions].
| | | | Rachel Fell
英国
Local time: 11:31
French法语译成English英语
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I would write it as:
"We won't deny it, it was overwhelming for us too."
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| | patyjs
墨西哥
Local time: 04:31
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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主题发起人 | Thanks everyone | Sep 5, 2019 |
I appreciate all your valuable input. I went with the simplest rendition in the end, suggested by Francisco Vare: We won't deny it was overwhelming for us, too.
Have a great day, everyone!
| | | | neilmac
西班牙
Local time: 12:31
Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
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The sentence is fine if you add a semicolon (;) after the first "it"...
"I don't like it; it sticks to my fingers…"
"We won't deny it; it something something yadda yadda...." (Sorry, my short-term memory is shot away these days)
[Edited at 2019-09-05 16:27 GMT]
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