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Sebayanpendam Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Confusing phrase- give face its shape

hi,

what does this phrase 'give face its shape' mean? the sentence i came across says we need our teeth to bite, chew, and also 'give face its shape' ? Or is it a structural problem? i was my friend who studied tesl that it was acceptable. is it so?

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If you lose your teeth, your jaw starts to recede around the mouth because the lack of stress from chewing causes bone loss. Maybe that is what this refers to? "

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  • If you lose your teeth, your jaw starts to recede around the mouth because the lack of stress from chewing causes bone loss.
  • Maybe that is what this refers to?
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If you lose your teeth, your jaw starts to recede around the mouth because the lack of stress from chewing causes bone loss. Maybe that is what this refers to? I would think the wording would be more like "...gives your face its shape."
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