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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

a flat tire

Hello,
Does "As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat" sound odd to you? I might say "one of the tires burst out. Would "one of the tires burst out" or "a tire burst out" sound odd? They are just vague.
  

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Gene93 Hello,Does "As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat" sound odd to you? I might say "one of the tires burst out. Would "one of the tires burst out" or "a tire burst out" sound odd?

— Philip

  • Gene93 Hello,Does "As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat" sound odd to you?
  • I might say "one of the tires burst out.
  • Would "one of the tires burst out" or "a tire burst out" sound odd?
  • They are just vague.
  • Your first sentence is fine, although tires don't normally "go flat" - they take a while to do so.
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Gene93 Hello,Does "As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat" sound odd to you? I might say "one of the tires burst out. Would "one of the tires burst out" or "a tire burst out" sound odd? They are just vague.
Your first sentence is fine, although tires don't normally "go flat" - they take a while to do so. Another choice would be I had a blow-out
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Gene93Does "As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat" sound odd to you?
No.
Gene93Would "one of the tires burst out" or "a tire burst out" sound odd?
Yes. The word "out" is superfluous.
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Yes, I agree, Philip. In order to go flat, a time will probably need a few hours (depending on the size of the hole). Emotion: smile
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Can we also use "blow out" in this collocation or it would sound odd? Emotion: smile
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"As I was driving along, one of my tires went flat.'" In Canada, this sounds fine.

I usually say and hear
eg As I was driving along, I had a flat tire.

Clive
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Do you also use "blow out" in Canada, Clive?
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Yes, but only when the tire loses all air immediately, loudly, dramatically.
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Yes, that's what it means to me. Can we say that burst and blow out are similar here?

Thanks for everything. Emotion: smile
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I never hear 'burst' used for tires.
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