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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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burn a hole in
Is this natural English?
He held a cigarette my coat and burned a hole in it.
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He held a cigarette my coat and burned a hole in it.
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No. He held a cigarette to/against my coat and burned a hole in it.
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- He held a cigarette to/against my coat and burned a hole in it.
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No. He held a cigarette to/against my coat and burned a hole in it.
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The phrasing above suggests to me that he did it intentionally.
He burned a hole in my coat with his cigarette. This is a more neutral way to say it.
Maybe he intended to, or maybe it as an accident.
Clive.
He burned a hole in my coat with his cigarette. This is a more neutral way to say it.
Maybe he intended to, or maybe it as an accident.
Clive.
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