La idea no se me ocurrió a mí
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Is it proper for one to say: la idea no se me ocurrió a mí........ I mean isn't the (a mí) an exaggeration? Isn't already stated (did not occured to me) without using the (a mí) part?
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updated Sep 24, 2011
edited by --Mariana--
posted by leouna
Good question. - --Mariana--, Sep 24, 2011
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If you want to use emphasis in your answer then it is okay to add "a mi"...it really depends on how emphatic (or not) you are expressing your ideas! It is perfectly acceptable, though.
updated Sep 24, 2011
posted by drvicente
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When you are saying this, you mean the idea was occured by another person, not you. It´s not badly said.
updated Sep 24, 2011
posted by Peinadin
I don't understand your answer. - --Mariana--, Sep 24, 2011
This expression is commonly used in spanish. But if you say "no se me ha ocurrido a mi" you are saying another person have had this idea, not you - Peinadin, Sep 24, 2011
