Is this grammatically correct? What does it mean and can it be rephrased? “She’s not so bad as we’ve envisioned and labeled her to be”
Yes, the sentence is grammatically correct. It means that the person being discussed is not as negative or bad as they had previously imagined or labeled her to be. In other words, after getting to know her better or reconsidering their initial judgment, they found her to be more positive or better than they expected.
Here are a few rephrased options for the sentence:
1. "She’s not as bad as we thought and labeled her."
2. "She’s better than we had envisioned and categorized her as."
3. "She doesn’t live up to the negative image we had of her."
4. "She’s not as unlikable as we initially believed her to be."
Feel free to ask if you would like more variations!