Timeline for What's wrong with the phrase "eating at me"?
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| Feb 25, 2011 at 18:06 | vote | accept | Cheezmeister | ||
| Feb 20, 2011 at 22:34 | comment | added | Hellion | I'd say that's correct, yes. | |
| Feb 20, 2011 at 21:16 | comment | added | Cheezmeister | Most do, but it's just a small crack; not worth the explanation. @Hellion Reading between the lines, I think the answer to my question is that it's grammatically correct, but awkward because of the more common colloquialism. Does that sound right? | |
| Feb 20, 2011 at 6:56 | comment | added | Orbling | @Aequitarum Custos: I'm sure most people would get the joke without explanation. | |
| Feb 20, 2011 at 6:13 | comment | added | Brett Allen | I can't give a better answer, though I'd like to add you're using a verb in a non-standard way. While humorous when you think about it, it isn't expected to be used like that, and generally if you have to explain the joke, it's not as funny heh. | |
| Feb 20, 2011 at 6:03 | history | answered | Hellion | CC BY-SA 2.5 |