Jandi  +  49970 Tue, 12 Oct 04 06:04 AM Hello, teachers! Can I use all of these with the basically same meaning? 1. I think I had a heat stroke. 2. I think I am affected by the heat. 3. I think I was hit by the heat. 4. I think the heat is getting to me. 5. I think I am getting too much sun. 6. I think I had too much sun. 7. I think I've sweltered. Thank you very much. Peace! Jandi Joined on Tue, Sep 7 2004 Full Member 348

	CalifJim  +  49986 Tue, 12 Oct 04 07:38 AM Almost. I think I had a heat stroke doesn't fit with the rest. Heat stroke is a much more serious medical condition than "getting too much sun". I think I am affected by the heat says you are affected by the heat normally. It is your usual response to heat. You may want to say I think I am being affected by the heat if you want the meaning to be closer to the meaning in the other sentences.l I think I've sweltered. is not correct from the point of view of usage. :( We would say I'm sweltering. It's a feeling that you know you have, so you can't think you have that feeling. It's like saying I think I've got a headache. Also, the present perfect would not be used in this context. You could say, however, "I've sweltered long enough in this heat. I'm going inside where it's cooler." Otherwise, you are completely correct. They all say basically the same thing. CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,452 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Present Perfect

	Wai_Wai  +  49991 Tue, 12 Oct 04 07:51 AM Hi. I take heat-stroke as the same as sun-stroke. They conveys different meanings to me. 1. I think I had a heat stroke. 2. I think I am affected by the heat. 3. I think I was hit by the heat. 4. I think the heat is getting to me. 5. I think I am getting too much sun. 6. I think I had too much sun. 7. I think I've sweltered. <-- you feel very hot and hard to suffer. But more commonly people will say "I swelter" or "I am sweltering". Wai_Wai Joined on Mon, Sep 27 2004 Full Member 125 I am NOT a native English speaker. Correct me if I make any mistake. Any comment is perfectly welcome. One idea: I advocate acronyms used at a min because: - difficulty to...

	CalifJim  +  50000 Tue, 12 Oct 04 08:12 AM Wai Wai, I thought you might be interested in this. In sentence 4, the idiom "to get to (someone)" is used. It doesn't mean "to get closer to (someone)"; it means "to bother (someone)", "to irritate (someone)". It's most typically used in the present (continuous) tense. Examples. The heat is getting to me. The pressure at work is getting to him. Her husband is driving too fast, and it's starting to get to her. The constant arguing in the family is getting to the children. Hope you found that interesting! CalifJim Tenses, Idioms

	Jandi  +  50026 Tue, 12 Oct 04 12:03 PM Thank you, Jim and Wai Wai! You (and other teacers) make me think that learning English is interesting, not boring! Thank you again. Enjoy the first colorful leaves! Jandi Learning English