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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Color inside / within the lines
How would you write the second sentence in the first example?
Don't color outside the lines. Even a mark once outside the lines could ruin the drawing. -
Which is correct?
Color inside/within the lines
Thank you
Don't color outside the lines. Even a mark once outside the lines could ruin the drawing. -
Which is correct?
Color inside/within the lines
Thank you
Top answer
You might want to consider using "outline" instead of "lines". Because "outline" more accurately connotes a space. Therefore, I'd recommend "colour within the outline".
- You might want to consider using "outline" instead of "lines".
- Because "outline" more accurately connotes a space.
- Therefore, I'd recommend "colour within the outline".
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You might want to consider using "outline" instead of "lines". Because "outline" more accurately connotes a space. Therefore, I'd recommend "colour within the outline".
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"Once" has a temporal meaning here; you want a spatial one. So "Even one mark outside the lines could ruin the drawing."
In US schools, small children were given (and still may be given for all I know) line drawings of closed shapes and told to "color within the lines." This became a byword for oppressive instruction that stifled creativity. The opposite instruction to encourage creati
In US schools, small children were given (and still may be given for all I know) line drawings of closed shapes and told to "color within the lines." This became a byword for oppressive instruction that stifled creativity. The opposite instruction to encourage creati
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