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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
A man let the juice spill to me
I had a meal in a restaurant. A man let the juice spill to me, so my shirt got dirty.
Hi,
Is it better to reword the second sentence in the above as the following? Thanks.
A man spilled some juice on my shirt, so it got stained.
Hi,
Is it better to reword the second sentence in the above as the following? Thanks.
A man spilled some juice on my shirt, so it got stained.
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Angliholic A man spilled some juice on my shirt, so it got stained. That's OK, but I might say it like this: Someone spilt some juice on my shirt, staining it .
- Angliholic A man spilled some juice on my shirt, so it got stained.
- That's OK, but I might say it like this: Someone spilt some juice on my shirt, staining it .
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AngliholicA man spilled some juice on my shirt, so it got stained.That's OK, but I might say it like this: Someone spilt some juice on my shirt, staining it.
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Two notes:
Let the juice spill on me. This sounds like the juice was spilling for a long time, and this man could have prevented it falling on you, but did not. Huevos's correction is much better.
Something can be dirty, but when washed, can become clean again. When something is "stained" it will not be clean again. My kids can get a lot of mud on their jeans and be very dirty,
Let the juice spill on me. This sounds like the juice was spilling for a long time, and this man could have prevented it falling on you, but did not. Huevos's correction is much better.
Something can be dirty, but when washed, can become clean again. When something is "stained" it will not be clean again. My kids can get a lot of mud on their jeans and be very dirty,
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Thanks, GG.
Do you imply that "got dirty" in the original sounds right and conveys a slight different meaning than "got stained?
Do you imply that "got dirty" in the original sounds right and conveys a slight different meaning than "got stained?
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I do not "imply." I state it outright.
I'd be very surprised if orange juice left a permanent stain, no matter how wet and dirty you felt at the time. On the other hand, tomato juice might well make you dirty at the time AND leave a stain.
I'd be far more angry about having something spilled on me that left a stain. The garment is no longer usable.
I'd be very surprised if orange juice left a permanent stain, no matter how wet and dirty you felt at the time. On the other hand, tomato juice might well make you dirty at the time AND leave a stain.
I'd be far more angry about having something spilled on me that left a stain. The garment is no longer usable.
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