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I really resonate with this…

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FeralWitch · 29/09/2022 18:20

I keep hearing this in self-help type podcasts, and it sets my teeth on edge.

It should be, ‘It resonated with me,’ shouldn’t it?

You identify with something, and it resonates with you.

I am right, aren’t I?

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nokitchen · 29/09/2022 18:28

Yes

FromageRouge · 29/09/2022 18:29

Yes, you’re right.

Similar to the interminable imply/infer confusion.

FeralWitch · 29/09/2022 21:33

Wonder if I should tweet Fearne Cotton and let her know…

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StarWitness · 29/09/2022 21:35

Yes, you’re right. I’m not particularly pedantic, but this one does wind me up.

thelittlestbird · 29/09/2022 21:37

Until I saw you mention Fearne Cotton I presumed this was about the deliciously Ella podcast 😂

peanutbuttertoasty · 29/09/2022 21:38

Been noticing this a lot very recently. It's been winding me up a lot!

FeralWitch · 29/09/2022 22:12

What with her ‘resonating’ and ‘imbibing’, I’m coming away from Fearne’s Happy Place a lot less happy than I was before I listened.

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FeralWitch · 29/09/2022 22:13

thelittlestbird · 29/09/2022 21:37

Until I saw you mention Fearne Cotton I presumed this was about the deliciously Ella podcast 😂

Oh god, does Ella do it too?

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PAFMO · 30/09/2022 12:28

Yes, you're right.
Infer/imply isn't the same at all because they have two different meanings.

nokitchen · 30/09/2022 12:38

I resonate with a tuning fork

ErrolTheDragon · 06/10/2022 18:03

Although you're giving the normal usage, from a scientifically pedantic perspective, if you are having a response to something then it's you that is resonating with it rather than it resonating with you. Grin

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