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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Fumble in a bag

Hi,

Don't fumble in Mom's bag.
Is this sentence natural when used in the talk with a child?
Thanks
  

Top answer

Hi, No, 'fumble is not a 'child' kind of word. eg Please keep your hand out of my bag! Clive

  • Hi, No, 'fumble is not a 'child' kind of word.
  • eg Please keep your hand out of my bag!
  • Clive
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Hi,

No, 'fumble is not a 'child' kind of word.

eg Please keep your hand out of my bag!

Clive
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Is it just a bag, or her purse?

A couple more ideas: Don't touch my purse! Don't mess with my purse! Emotion: smile
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Thank you.
It is a bag. It does not contain money only.
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In the US, the purse (or pocketbook or handbag) is the larger item that holds our wallet, the small item that holds money (and credit cards and photographs, but not much else).

My purse has reading glasses, tissues, keys, hand sanitizer, a spare contact lens, pens, spot remover, Band-Aids, headache medicine, sweetener, the card that buzzes me into my office, and my wallet. It's not just f

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