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Tostyle un Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is it right to say, ''Button your button''?

I would rather say, ''put on your button'', what do you guys say?
  

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I've heard ' button up your shirt or button up your coat '. But I'm not sure If we could say 'button your button' or 'put on your button' as well. Let's wait for somebody else to reply.

— TomJ

  • I've heard ' button up your shirt or button up your coat '.
  • But I'm not sure If we could say 'button your button' or 'put on your button' as well.
  • Let's wait for somebody else to reply.
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I've heard 'button up your shirt or button up your coat'. But I'm not sure If we could say 'button your button' or 'put on your button' as well. Let's wait for somebody else to reply.
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Assuming you mean "fasten", I would most often say "Do up your button(s)".

"Put on your button(s)" does not make sense. "Button your button(s)" makes sense but the repetition is quite noticeable.
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I say
eg button your coat
eg do up your coat
eg do up your buttons.
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Would you please tell me if it's wrong to say 'button up your shirt' or 'button up your coat', for example?
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TomJif it's wrong to say 'button up your shirt' or 'button up your coat'
No, it's not wrong. Those sound completely normal, as do the ones without "up". "up" adds the feeling of "all the way", "all the buttons" so that you end up nice and neat and cozy, all "buttoned up".

CJ
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Can I also say, ''Fasten your shirts button?''
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No, but you can say 'Fasten your shirt buttons'.
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