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MBALOVER

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Dec 7, 2014, 6:17:25 PM12/7/14
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Hi all
Can you please let me know which ones bellow are correct and idiomatic?

1. I am happy to hear everyday she say "I love you".

2. I am happy to hear everyday her say "I love you".

3. I am happy to hear everyday her saying " I love you".

4. I am happy to hear everyday she says " I love you"

If none of them sounds idiomatic could you suggest a better way to say this meaning?

Thanks

Jennifer Murphy

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Dec 7, 2014, 7:41:42 PM12/7/14
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On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 15:17:21 -0800 (PST), MBALOVER <mbal...@gmail.com>
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>Hi all
>Can you please let me know which ones bellow are correct and idiomatic?

Change "bellow" to "below".

>1. I am happy to hear everyday she say "I love you".
>
>2. I am happy to hear everyday her say "I love you".
>
>3. I am happy to hear everyday her saying " I love you".
>
>4. I am happy to hear everyday she says " I love you"
>
>If none of them sounds idiomatic could you suggest a better way to say this meaning?

I think you mean "natural" rather than "idiomatic". None of them are
idioms and they are also unnatural to my ear.

"Everyday" should be two words -- "every day".

The two with "she" (1 & 4) are gramatically incorrect. If you put "every
day" where it belongs, that would be easier to hear.

I would say something like:

1. Every day I am happy to hear her say, "I love you".
2. I am happy to hear her say, "I love you" every day.
3. I am always happy to hear her say, "I love you".

Jerry Friedman

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Dec 7, 2014, 8:53:16 PM12/7/14
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On 12/7/14 5:41 PM, Jennifer Murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2014 15:17:21 -0800 (PST), MBALOVER <mbal...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> Can you please let me know which ones bellow are correct and idiomatic?
>
> Change "bellow" to "below".
>
>> 1. I am happy to hear everyday she say "I love you".
>>
>> 2. I am happy to hear everyday her say "I love you".
>>
>> 3. I am happy to hear everyday her saying " I love you".
>>
>> 4. I am happy to hear everyday she says " I love you"
>>
>> If none of them sounds idiomatic could you suggest a better way to say this meaning?
>
> I think you mean "natural" rather than "idiomatic". None of them are
> idioms and they are also unnatural to my ear.

"Idiomatic" can mean "natural".

"1. b. Adhering to the manner of expression considered natural to or
distinctive of a language; typically using idioms."

Typically, but not always.

> "Everyday" should be two words -- "every day".
>
> The two with "she" (1 & 4) are gramatically incorrect.

I agree completely.

> If you put "every day" where it belongs, that would be easier to hear.

Not necessarily for a non-native speaker.

> I would say something like:
>
> 1. Every day I am happy to hear her say, "I love you".
> 2. I am happy to hear her say, "I love you" every day.
> 3. I am always happy to hear her say, "I love you".

Still agreeing.

--
Jerry Friedman

Don Phillipson

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Dec 8, 2014, 9:57:45 AM12/8/14
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"MBALOVER" <mbal...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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All are erroneous because all use "everyday" (adjective) instead
of the two-word phrase "every day" (and some also for grammatical
errors as in #1.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


Don Phillipson

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Peter Young

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Dec 9, 2014, 12:43:47 PM12/9/14
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On 9 Dec 2014 "Don Phillipson"
<don.phillipson@1:249/999.remove-cdt-this> wrote:

> "MBALOVER" <mbal...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b366d482-9f23-4ac9...@googlegroups.com...

>> Can you please let me know which ones bellow are correct and idiomatic?
>>
>> 1. I am happy to hear everyday she say "I love you".
>>
>> 2. I am happy to hear everyday her say "I love you".
>>
>> 3. I am happy to hear everyday her saying " I love you".
>>
>> 4. I am happy to hear everyday she says " I love you"
>>
>> If none of them sounds idiomatic could you suggest a better way to say
>> this meaning?

> All are erroneous because all use "everyday" (adjective) instead
> of the two-word phrase "every day" (and some also for grammatical
> errors as in #1.)

Also, none of them is standard colloquial English, though they would
all be understood.

I would write "I am happy to hear her say 'I love you' every day".

Peter.

--
Peter Young, (BrE, RP), Consultant Anaesthetist, 1975-2004.
(US equivalent: Certified Anesthesiologist) (AUE Re)
Cheltenham and Gloucester, UK. Now happily retired.
http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk
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