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Hipx Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Have black eyes
i was taught not to use the sentence "I have black eyes" becuase it meant that i have bruises around my eyes, but i saw that sentence appears in an English textbook for children. i'm starting to wonder if i was wrong. Can anyone tell me which usage is correct? thanks!
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It's okay to use when you have bruises around your eyes. It's also used figuratively: His action gave the movement a black eye. In the children's book, did the black eyes belong to a human or member of a different species?
- It's okay to use when you have bruises around your eyes.
- It's also used figuratively: His action gave the movement a black eye.
- In the children's book, did the black eyes belong to a human or member of a different species?
- - A.
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It's okay to use when you have bruises around your eyes. 
It's also used figuratively: His action gave the movement a bl
It's also used figuratively: His action gave the movement a bl
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Hi Hipx!
You can say,"I have dark eyes". People will know that you mean dark brown.
When my family and I were traveling in Southeast Asia last year, we picked up several English books for our daughter, who was two at the time. The problem was, many of the books did not makek sense. There were spelling mistakes, sentence structure problems, and other english words / phrases that
You can say,"I have dark eyes". People will know that you mean dark brown.
When my family and I were traveling in Southeast Asia last year, we picked up several English books for our daughter, who was two at the time. The problem was, many of the books did not makek sense. There were spelling mistakes, sentence structure problems, and other english words / phrases that
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Why do you have black eyes?
We say I have blue eyes, brown eyes, or hazel eyes, because it is the actual color of our eyes.
If someone would say to me..."I have black eyes" I would interpret that as meaning they were in a fight or an accident and they were hit in the eyes and therefore, they now have black eyes.
As far as the children's book goes...I am with the
We say I have blue eyes, brown eyes, or hazel eyes, because it is the actual color of our eyes.
If someone would say to me..."I have black eyes" I would interpret that as meaning they were in a fight or an accident and they were hit in the eyes and therefore, they now have black eyes.
As far as the children's book goes...I am with the
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Thanks, Joyce. I'm the other guy.
When A tells B to look at C's black eye, B tells A, "Hey, you shoulda seen the other guy!"
When A tells B to look at C's black eye, B tells A, "Hey, you shoulda seen the other guy!"
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Thank you for explaining it to me.
English isn't my mother tongue that's why i brought up this question, but apparently i didn't mak
English isn't my mother tongue that's why i brought up this question, but apparently i didn't mak0
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