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I gave her a birthday present. And she liked it. I was so happy for that.
I'm not sure if "happy for that" sounds OK.
I gave her a birthday present. And she liked it. I was so happy for that.
I'm not sure if "happy for that" sounds OK.
I'm not sure if "happy for that" sounds OK.
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@yujuyu
It is okay. But I’d rather say:
“... .That made me so happy”.
Or just simply
“... . I was so happy”.
The context makes it clear what you were happy about without referencing with ‘that’.
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@yujuyu
It is okay. But I’d rather say:
“... .That made me so happy”.
Or just simply
“... . I was so happy”.
The context makes it clear what you were happy about without referencing with ‘that’.
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you could also say "I was so happy about it"
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