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							| Hi everybody! I need some help with this sentence. I´m not sure if it´s OK :    "You´re an independent student who thinks things through for yourself."   Thanks a lot!  |  6 Jun 2016      
					
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 stephen987
 
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							| I would just say "You �re an independent student who thinks things through". I think the "for yourself" sounds a bit strange, maybe because it �s a bit redundant. |  7 Jun 2016     
					
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							| It sounds fine to me. You could also change the second half to "who can work things out yourself" if you would like.  |  7 Jun 2016     
					
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							| Two good suggestions. I agree with Stephen that "for yourself" isn �t necessary with "thinks things through", since you wouldn �t think things through for other people. That �s why I hate the expression "I thought to myself", because who else would you think to?   Bruce  |  7 Jun 2016     
					
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							| Thanks a lot for your help!   This is it.  |  8 Jun 2016     
					
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