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New2grammar  #544894  Tue, 22 Jul 08 08:55 AM
My former girlfriend's fine cooking totally stole my heart.

Is the above correct?
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Mister Micawber  #545008  Tue, 22 Jul 08 02:28 PM
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OK, but a little odd unless you are a gastronome. I can see why she is 'former'-- she would have liked you to pay more attention to her personal charms.
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Clive  #545009  Tue, 22 Jul 08 02:29 PM
Hi,
Yes.
Do you know the saying that 'The way to a man's heart is through his stomach'?
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Grammar Geek  #545049  Tue, 22 Jul 08 05:54 PM

Either way, I'd say she won your heart, not stole your heart.

 

  
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New2grammar  #545134  Tue, 22 Jul 08 11:33 PM
I'm getting mixed answers. Could someone help me sort it out? Is stole really awkward or acceptable?
  
Clive  #545137  Tue, 22 Jul 08 11:41 PM
Hi,
'Stole' seems fine to me. It suggests, gin in my opinion, that you didn't initially want her to win your heart but she did it indirectly by her good cooking.
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New2grammar  #545140  Tue, 22 Jul 08 11:47 PM
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you didn't initially want her to win your heart


Oh... I think I see the problem. We were already together at that time. So that mean stole is a poor choice. Does 'win' imply the above too? How would you say the original without that meaning?

  
Clive  #545168  Wed, 23 Jul 08 12:37 AM
Hi,
'Win' is a more neutral word than 'stole'. It just suggests she earned your heart.
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New2grammar  #545171  Wed, 23 Jul 08 12:43 AM
Thanks, MM, GG and Clive.

Clive, thanks for the saying. I've heard a similar version. Now I know the right idiom.
  
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