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Writingtosms Posted 6 years ago
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Car Tyre - Puncture

Hi

When one of the tyres of my car gets punctured, which is the most natural way of saying it?

My car has a puncture. / My car tyre has a puncture. / My car is punctured. / My car tyre is punctured.

OR some other format??

  

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My car has a puncture . Possible, though technically the car itself doesn't have a puncture. My car tyre has a puncture .

  • My car has a puncture .
  • Possible, though technically the car itself doesn't have a puncture.
  • My car tyre has a puncture .
  • Fine.
  • My car is punctured.
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My car has a puncture. Possible, though technically the car itself doesn't have a puncture.

My car tyre has a puncture. Fine.

My car is punctured. No, this one won't work.

My car tyre is punctured. Fine.

You could also say I have a puncture, or (particularly in American English) My car has a flat or My car has a flat tire

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