r/EnglishLearning • u/Official_glazer Non-Native Speaker of English • Dec 05 '25

📚 Grammar / Syntax Does this makes sense or not?

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Something just bothers me about the first 3 rows.

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u/ImpressionUsual439 New Poster Dec 06 '25

It's kind of awkward and hard to read, but it's understandable. I tried rewriting it.

"I'm not the best person, but by far the worst thing I've ever done is accidentally touch the mailman's hand while he reached through the house's mail slot. Words can't describe the noise I heard after he reached into what he hoped was the cold embrace of a mail slot and found a hand."