had to feel it on my own body vs had to experience it in person

Both phrases are correct and convey a similar meaning. 'Had to feel it on my own body' emphasizes a more personal and physical connection to the experience, while 'had to experience it in person' is a more general way of expressing the same idea.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 486 views

had to feel it on my own body

This phrase is correct and can be used to express a personal and physical connection to an experience.

This phrase is used when emphasizing a direct, personal experience of something, often implying a physical sensation or impact.

Examples:

I had to feel the pain on my own body to truly understand.
She had to feel the cold on her own body to appreciate the severity of the weather.

Alternatives:

had to experience it firsthand
had to go through it myself
had to live through it personally
had to undergo it directly
had to feel it for myself

had to experience it in person

This phrase is correct and commonly used to convey the idea of directly encountering or witnessing something.

This phrase is used to emphasize the direct involvement or firsthand experience of an event or situation.

Examples:

I had to experience the culture in person to truly appreciate it.
She had to experience the danger in person to understand the risks involved.

Show examples from the web [+]

Burden wanted it to be clear to the viewers how real pain is, and emphasized this by performing live so that the audience had to experience it in person.
I had learned that there were TurboKick classes on the schedule and HAD to experience it in person. I remember being so afraid to walk into a class knowing I ...
This Church is amazing. Words cannot describe how much this church is.. Personally I think one had to experience it in person to know what I an talking about.
Sep 20, 2015 ... "You had to experience it in person." It was momentous, he said, in part because it is the third time the Communist-run government has allowed ...

Alternatives:

had to see it for myself
had to witness it firsthand
had to be there to understand
had to go through it personally
had to live through it directly

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had to feel it on my own body vs had to experience it in person