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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Crow's-feet

http://beauty.about.com/od/antiaging/a/How-To-Conceal-Crows-Feet.htm

People start developing crow's feet around the eyes in their 30s.

Crow's-feet are "wrinkles around the outer corners of a person's eyes." (http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/feet )
Is around the eyes necessary?
  

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HUBLOT Is around the eyes necessary? No. Most likely, the writer added the phrase as clarification for readers who are not familiar with the term, lest they initially mistake it for a foot problem.

  • HUBLOT Is around the eyes necessary?
  • No.
  • Most likely, the writer added the phrase as clarification for readers who are not familiar with the term, lest they initially mistake it for a foot problem.
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HUBLOTIs around the eyes necessary?
No. Most likely, the writer added the phrase as clarification for readers who are not familiar with the term, lest they initially mistake it for a foot problem.

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