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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Bring out vs Stand out

Which would you say please?



  • Your sunburn brings out your white teeth./makes your white teeth stand out.
Is this grammatical?



  • How long will your breath stay fresh for after you’ve chewed gum?
Thank you
  

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/makes your white teeth stand out. Both are OK, but I'm wondering if you might actually mean "suntan". alc24 How long will your breath stay fresh for after you’ve chewed gum?

  • /makes your white teeth stand out.
  • Both are OK, but I'm wondering if you might actually mean "suntan".
  • alc24 How long will your breath stay fresh for after you’ve chewed gum?
  • I guess this passes, but I prefer it without the word "for".
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alc24Your sunburn brings out your white teeth./makes your white teeth stand out.


Both are OK, but I'm wondering if you might actually mean "suntan".

alc24How long will your breath stay fresh for after you’ve chewed gum?

I guess this passes, but I prefer it without the word "for".

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