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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. I go out or not go out with her, it's my right, and you don't have a right to stick your nose in.
- Is this ok to say?

Thank you very much!

Stevenukd

[CP]

Not so good. A better way to express it:

"I'll go out with her if I want to. It's my business, and you have no right to interfere."

"Go out or not go out" is awkward. "You don't have a right to stick your nose in is a little awkward and on the rude side. My suggested sentences imply that you will either go out with her or not, depending on what you want to do, and you are asserting your right to privacy and independence forthrightly and without being too rude.

So, who says you can't go out with her?
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