Is “you are yourself” grammatically correct?
I know what "be yourself" means. I usually see people using it in some sentences like "You have to be yourself", "You must be yourself" etc., but I barely see anyone saying "You are yourself".
Is that sentence correct? I used it in this below context when I tried to define what a friend is
"Friend is someone you have a bond with. You feel comfortable and are yourself when you are with them."
If it is wrong, how could I correct it, particularly in the context?
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I know what "be yourself" means. I usually see people using it in some sentences like "You have to be yourself", "You must be yourself" etc., but I barely see anyone saying "You are yourself".
Is that sentence correct? I used it in this below context when I tried to define what a friend is
"Friend is someone you have a bond with. You feel comfortable and are yourself when you are with them."
If it is wrong, how could I correct it, particularly in the context?
be
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– A Lambent Eye
Dec 21 at 8:30
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Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18
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I know what "be yourself" means. I usually see people using it in some sentences like "You have to be yourself", "You must be yourself" etc., but I barely see anyone saying "You are yourself".
Is that sentence correct? I used it in this below context when I tried to define what a friend is
"Friend is someone you have a bond with. You feel comfortable and are yourself when you are with them."
If it is wrong, how could I correct it, particularly in the context?
be
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I know what "be yourself" means. I usually see people using it in some sentences like "You have to be yourself", "You must be yourself" etc., but I barely see anyone saying "You are yourself".
Is that sentence correct? I used it in this below context when I tried to define what a friend is
"Friend is someone you have a bond with. You feel comfortable and are yourself when you are with them."
If it is wrong, how could I correct it, particularly in the context?
be
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– A Lambent Eye
Dec 21 at 8:30
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Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18
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Welcome to EL&U! You might find the English Language Learners Stack Exchange a valuable resource.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 21 at 8:30
1
Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18
Welcome to EL&U! You might find the English Language Learners Stack Exchange a valuable resource.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 21 at 8:30
Welcome to EL&U! You might find the English Language Learners Stack Exchange a valuable resource.
– A Lambent Eye
Dec 21 at 8:30
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Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18
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Good question! There’s nothing ungrammatical about it, but you’re right that we don’t generally use the simple present construction here – it does sound a bit ‘off’ somehow. I can’t really see any reason why this should be so, but I feel fairly confident that it is. The most common way to phrase the sense that you have here would be to say that a friend [note: indefinite article is required] is someone you feel comfortable and can be yourself around.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 21 at 8:59
Thanks!!! I just joined here and did not expect to get a reply so fast.
– Tam
Dec 21 at 13:18