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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Expression: "Drop your hands"
Hi
Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “drop your hands” or “drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded?
We generally say these to students during the national anthem.
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Should I use a or the before national anthem. Though it's no particular national anthem, I feel the sounds better...but I am NOT sure.
Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “drop your hands” or “drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded?
We generally say these to students during the national anthem.
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Should I use a or the before national anthem. Though it's no particular national anthem, I feel the sounds better...but I am NOT sure.
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Hi Tom, Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “ drop your hands ” or “ drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded? It's OK. Or you could say 'put' instead of 'drop'.
- Hi Tom, Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “ drop your hands ” or “ drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded?
- It's OK.
- Or you could say 'put' instead of 'drop'.
- We generally say these to students during the national anthem.
- Thanks, Tom PS: Should I use a or the before national anthem .
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Hi Tom,
Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “drop your hands” or “drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded? It's OK. Or you could say 'put' instead of 'drop'.
We generally say these to students during the national anthem.
Could you please tell me how natural the expressions “drop your hands” or “drop your hands to your sides” are when spoken to a person who is standing either with arms akimbo or with his arms folded? It's OK. Or you could say 'put' instead of 'drop'.
We generally say these to students during the national anthem.
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Thanks, Clive.
Put your hands on your sides
or
Put your hands to your sides?
Also, is the expression drop your hands without to your sides also OK?
Tom
Put your hands on your sides
or
Put your hands to your sides?
Also, is the expression drop your hands without to your sides also OK?
Tom
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Put your arms at your sides.
If you use "put your HANDS on your sides," you will have them placing their palms on their ribs -- not what you want.
If you use "put your HANDS on your sides," you will have them placing their palms on their ribs -- not what you want.
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Many thanks, GG!
Now going back to my original...should I use "arms" or "hands"?
Drop your arms/Drop your hands.
Drop your arms to your sides/Drop your hands to your sides.
Tom
Now going back to my original...should I use "arms" or "hands"?
Drop your arms/Drop your hands.
Drop your arms to your sides/Drop your hands to your sides.
Tom
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