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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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a loud noise Verb your ear

0 (1) A loud noise damages your ear(s).02br
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00 Which is better, (1) or (2)?02br
00 Also, should the 'ear' be plural?0-
  

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0 Damages is better, because "hurt" is somewhat correlated to pain, while a loud noise can damage your ears without make you feel any pain.0-
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0 damage is more proper to use. it means stop sth from functioning properly.0-
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0How about this: A loud noise can damage your hearing.02br
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00That is more common.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10How about this: A loud noise can damage your hearing.12br
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10That is more common.12br
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10Definitely better, if the word "ear" is not compulsory to use.0-
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