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EyeSeeYou Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Do all these expressions mean the same?
And are they correctly constructed?
1) It sends me shivers down my spine.
2) It makes stand up the hair on my back.
3) It gives me goosebumps.
Thank you.
1) It sends me shivers down my spine.
2) It makes stand up the hair on my back.
3) It gives me goosebumps.
Thank you.
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Hi ICU, Welcome to English Forums. Let me fix them a bit: 1) It sends shivers down my spine. 2) It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
- Hi ICU, Welcome to English Forums.
- Let me fix them a bit: 1) It sends shivers down my spine.
- 2) It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
- 3) It gives me goosebumps.
- (1) and (2) I think are pretty interchangeable as expressions of fear or horror.
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Hi ICU,
Welcome to English Forums.
Let me fix them a bit:
1) It sends shivers down my spine.
2) It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
3) It gives me goosebumps.
(1) and (2) I think are pretty interchangeable as expressions of fear or horror. (3) could be a reaction to fear, but it is also a recognized reaction to cold and to other e
Welcome to English Forums.
Let me fix them a bit:
1) It sends shivers down my spine.
2) It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
3) It gives me goosebumps.
(1) and (2) I think are pretty interchangeable as expressions of fear or horror. (3) could be a reaction to fear, but it is also a recognized reaction to cold and to other e
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