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I'm trying to translate a conversation where one person compliments another
person, and they replied with:

そうおっしゃっていただける **と粘ってよかった** と思います！ありがとうございます！

粘る (ねばる) - "to persist"

I think it roughly translates to "because you say so, I'm glad! Thank you!"
but I'm confused about the と粘って part. Who is it referring to? Does it mean:

"Because you say so, I'm glad **I persisted** "?

microsoft had translated it as: "I'm glad that **you persist** to say so"

But if it were this case, why is it と粘って? Shouldn't it come before the verb
and also use the honorific keigo?
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grammar keigo sonkeigo
Grammar explanation for と粘ってよかった
It literally means "If you (kindly) say so, I think it was good that I
persisted." You can forget what Microsoft said.

そう言って頂けると is "If you say so" (this と is not quotative- _to_ but [conditional-
_to_](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/conditionals#Expressing_natural_consequence_using)).
This 粘る ("to persist", "to hold on", "not to give up") refers to what this
person did (during the match, etc.)
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