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I have written an answer to this question below. "Would you kill animals for fun or sport?"

My answer is "It's too hard to imagine for me." But I think it's wrong so I changed it into "For me, it's too hard to imagine that." Is it correct?
Can I also use "for me" at the end of the corrected sentence? I don't like it, though. As in "It's too hard to imagine that for me."

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    I don't think yours is really a suitable context for saying what you can or can't imagine. You're just being asked whether you'd do something for fun. If you can't imagine doing it at all, presumably you wouldn't do it for fun. But suppose you were asked Would you enjoy being rich if you won the lottery? Saying I can't imagine winning the lottery! certainly wouldn't mean you wouldn't enjoy being rich, so why should saying you can't imagine killing animals automatically imply you wouldn't enjoy doing it?
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Sep 18, 2020 at 17:15
  • If I can't even imagine doing it, for me it means I will never do it.
    – Antonia A
    Commented Sep 18, 2020 at 17:18
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    There's always going to be confusion between I can't imagine doing it and I can't imagine enjoying doing it. I'm sure there have been plenty of people who couldn't imagine having sex - but when they actually did, they enjoyed it! :)
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Sep 18, 2020 at 17:27

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  • It's too hard to imagine for me
  • It's too hard to imagine that for me

These are both awkward. You could say:

  • It's too hard for me to imagine that.

However, it would be better to say:

  • It's too hard for me to imagine doing that.

I think "extremely hard" or "impossible" would sound better though:

  • It's impossible for me to imagine doing that.
  • It's impossible for me to imagine myself doing that.
  • For me, it's impossible to imagine doing that.

You could also say:

  • I can't imagine doing such a thing.
  • I could never do such a thing.
  • I could never do that.
  • I would never do such a thing.
  • I would never do that.
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  • Thank you do much. Even "For me, it's too hard to imagine that" doesn't work.
    – Antonia A
    Commented Sep 18, 2020 at 17:28

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