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Unprlld Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Correction

I heard people saying girls 'smart' on their looks.Is it correct to use the word for girls.

i feel it is not.
  

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Do you mean that the actual sentence you heard is "Girls smart on their looks"? That doesn't make any sense to me. If not, what is the actual sentence you've heard used (or a typical example sentence)?

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  • Do you mean that the actual sentence you heard is "Girls smart on their looks"?
  • That doesn't make any sense to me.
  • If not, what is the actual sentence you've heard used (or a typical example sentence)?
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Do you mean that the actual sentence you heard is "Girls smart on their looks"? That doesn't make any sense to me.

If not, what is the actual sentence you've heard used (or a typical example sentence)?
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If you mean that someone is dressed nicely -- say, in a suit -- you can say "She looked smart" or "that's a smart suit!"

See this, and others, from googling "wearing a smart suit": http://thechatpage.com/Archive/Camels/gvjch/post.htm

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If you mean that you have heard their looks being described as "smart", I would say that would be unusual. Not because you're talking about girls, but because "smart" usually refers to someone's clothing and general appearance. You expect people to look smart at work, for instance, not to arrive dressed casually in jeans and a T-shirt.

However, as far as their actual "looks" (ie their fa
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unprlldShe looks smart.
Hi unprlld. If you're replying to me, I'm sorry, I failed to decipher your original question, thinking it was more complicated than it actually was. I agree with the other posters. It's fine to say a girl looks "smart" if you mean well-dressed, neat and tidy, that kind of thing.
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That is what i think.
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