Hmmm.
I always thought that the point of communication was to be understood, not to demonstrate ones mastery as a form of one-upmanship. Isn't that like saying, "Oh yes, I was bullied harder at school than you where, I am so the dude!"
None-the-less, if it's one-up-manship you want: basis not basic; and "avert blowing my own" works gramatically better than "not blow my"*.
*opinion only.
I always thought that the point of communication was to be understood, not to demonstrate ones mastery as a form of one-upmanship. Isn't that like saying, "Oh yes, I was bullied harder at school than you where, I am so the dude!"
None-the-less, if it's one-up-manship you want: basis not basic; and "avert blowing my own" works gramatically better than "not blow my"*.
*opinion only.