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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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as pale as death / pale

Can I say,
(a) He looked as pale as death and his hands was trembling / trembled.
(b) He was pale / His face was pale and his hangs was trembling / trembled.
  

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Hi, Can I say, (a) He looked as pale as death and his hands were trembling / trembled. (b) He was pale / His face was pale and his hands were trembling / trembled. Yes.

— Clive

  • Hi, Can I say, (a) He looked as pale as death and his hands were trembling / trembled.
  • (b) He was pale / His face was pale and his hands were trembling / trembled.
  • Yes.
  • Clive
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Hi,
Can I say,
(a) He looked as pale as death and his hands were trembling / trembled.
(b) He was pale / His face was pale and his hands were trembling / trembled.


Yes.
Clive
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Can I say,

(a) He was scared. His face was as pale as death.
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Hi,

There's an idiomatic expression which seems appropriate to me here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=90309&dict=CALD
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Hi,

Yes.

But this is OK, too.

(a) He was scared. His face was as pale as death.

Best wishes, Clive
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