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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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A brief smell of

Is 'a brief smell of chocolate' a usual phrase, eg you are waking past a Starbucks cafe?
  

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It doesn't seem very natural to me, but I suppose it's possible. I'd probably use 'whiff' rather than 'brief smell'.

  • It doesn't seem very natural to me, but I suppose it's possible.
  • I'd probably use 'whiff' rather than 'brief smell'.
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It doesn't seem very natural to me, but I suppose it's possible. I'd probably use 'whiff' rather than 'brief smell'.

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