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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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People usually say 'I stopped dead in my tracks' Can X make YOU stop dead in your tracks'?

The screams stopped me dead in my tracks.

Is this natural?
Those pictures make me want go visit that city.

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What you've said is correct English, and it's a phrase people use, but I wouldn't say it and it's not often you hear it it spoken. It's more used in a narrative-style of speech/writing that builds up suspense rather than in common speech. Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use.

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  • What you've said is correct English, and it's a phrase people use, but I wouldn't say it and it's not often you hear it it spoken.
  • It's more used in a narrative-style of speech/writing that builds up suspense rather than in common speech.
  • Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use.
  • It's a very subtle look on her eyes but you'd think it could hardly be noticed.
  • We were on one side and as a car was coming in at speed along the other side of the road she said she would show me it in action, and gave such a look across the road.
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What you've said is correct English, and it's a phrase people use, but I wouldn't say it and it's not often you hear it it spoken. It's more used in a narrative-style of speech/writing that builds up suspense rather than in common speech.

Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use. It's a very subtle look
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