http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqgp/post.htm#545171Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:43:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545171New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqgp/post.htm#545171http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545171.xmlThanks, MM, GG and Clive.<br /><br />Clive, thanks for the saying. I&#39;ve heard a similar version. Now I know the right idiom.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqgm/post.htm#545168Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:37:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545168Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqgm/post.htm#545168http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545168.xmlHi,<br />&#39;Win&#39; is a more neutral word than &#39;stole&#39;. It just suggests she earned your heart.<br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqzb/post.htm#545140Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:47:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545140New2grammar3http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqzb/post.htm#545140http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545140.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Clive</strong></div><div>you didn&#39;t initially want her to win your heart </div></BLOCKQUOTE><br /><br />Oh... I think I see the problem. We were already together at that time. So that mean stole is a poor choice. Does &#39;win&#39; imply the above too? How would you say the original without that meaning?<br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqvp/post.htm#545137Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:41:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545137Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqvp/post.htm#545137http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545137.xmlHi,<br />&#39;Stole&#39; seems fine to me. It suggests, gin in my opinion, that you didn&#39;t initially want her to win your heart but she did it indirectly by her good cooking.<br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqvm/post.htm#545134Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:33:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545134New2grammar4http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwqvm/post.htm#545134http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545134.xmlI&#39;m getting mixed answers. Could someone help me sort it out? Is stole really&nbsp;awkward or acceptable?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpqm/post.htm#545049Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:54:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545049Grammar Geek5http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpqm/post.htm#545049http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545049.xml<p>Either way, I&#39;d say she <em>won</em> your heart, not <em>stole</em> your heart.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpxg/post.htm#545009Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:29:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545009Clive6http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpxg/post.htm#545009http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545009.xmlHi,<br />Yes.<br />Do you know the saying that &#39;The way to a man&#39;s heart is through his stomach&#39;?<br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpxz/post.htm#545008Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545008Mister Micawber7http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwpxz/post.htm#545008http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545008.xml. <br />OK, but a little odd unless you are a gastronome. I can see why she is &#39;former&#39;-- she would have liked you to pay more attention to her personal charms.<br />.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwphk/post.htmTue, 22 Jul 2008 07:55:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:544894New2grammar8http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoleMyHeart/gwphk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-544894.xmlMy former girlfriend&#39;s fine cooking totally stole my heart.<br /><br />Is the above correct?<br />Thanks.<br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>