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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Back/Face Turned
Suppose Peter is in a room, but not facing the door. A dog is sitting just outside the door.
"The dog sneaked in with his (Peter's) back turned."
"The dog sneaked in with his (Peter's) face turned."
Do they mean the same thing?
"The dog sneaked in with his (Peter's) back turned."
"The dog sneaked in with his (Peter's) face turned."
Do they mean the same thing?
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I suppose they mean the same thing, but "with his face turned" is very seldom used. " "With his back turned" is a common idiom. "With his face turned" is not.
- I suppose they mean the same thing, but "with his face turned" is very seldom used.
- " "With his back turned" is a common idiom.
- "With his face turned" is not.
- " If you say "The dog sneaked in with his back turned," the dog is walking backward.
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I suppose they mean the same thing, but "with his face turned" is very seldom used.
We say things like "with his face turned into the wind."
"With his back turned" is a common idiom. "With his face turned" is not.
We would say, "The dog sneaked in while Peter's back was turned."
If you say "The dog sneaked in with his back turned," the dog is walking backward.
We say things like "with his face turned into the wind."
"With his back turned" is a common idiom. "With his face turned" is not.
We would say, "The dog sneaked in while Peter's back was turned."
If you say "The dog sneaked in with his back turned," the dog is walking backward.
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Simple "behind him / behind his back" will be better in my opiniion.
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