Quick Editing: Uhhhhh, is this right or wrong? · 8:24am May 28th, 2019
Went through a quick loosy on one of the edited chapters I did, and I spotted this phrase I wrote... and then I started having second thoughts about it.
He is to not be underestimated, I fear he’s capable of more than we may believe.
"He is to not be underestimated"; the part with the "to not be" is that correct or not, because I said that out-loud to myself and it both sounds right... and wrong. Could be me, but asking for second-opinion - is this sentence wrong and should it be instead, "He is not to be underestimated" or is it fine on its own. I'm not asking for preference but accuracy on whether it's correct or not.
I would say;
Do not underestimate him, I fear he's capable more than we believe.
While that sentence is correct, it is a little awkward. It'd be better to just go with "He is not to be underestimated"
Rosegfx's sentence correction is perfectly fitting for the speaker.
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Thanks everyone for the support, this line has been bothering me since I wrote it