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1️⃣It strikes me as…
📕it means I think 🤔
Ex: It struck me as odd when he arrived early. He's usually late.
👏👏👏present tense of it: something's always ture usually.
👏👏👏past tense of it: something in the past that was surprising.
Ex: It always strikes me as surprising when someone get really aggressive.
📕my feeling, my impression
Ex: She strikes me as the type of person who is a good leader.(She seems like…)
2️⃣I find it …(instead of "think")
Ex: I find it odd that she never called.(I think)
Ex: She found it strange that he doesn't lock his door at night.
Ex: I've always found it strange that horses can sleep standing up.
3️⃣I fear that…
Ex: I fear that she's getting stubborn by the day.(I think…)
Ex: I fear that we missed the train as the train goes by.(theatric, poetic, dramatic)