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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Have I correctly used the word flub in the following sentence? I not, what any other word should I use instead?
Have I correctly used the word flub in the following sentence? I not, what any other word should I use instead?
I often hear many young Americans flub some lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
I often hear many young Americans flub some lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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This is grammatical, but (in the US) the word "flub" is typically used when someone has rehearsed a song or speech, and then makes errors during the performance. "
- This is grammatical, but (in the US) the word "flub" is typically used when someone has rehearsed a song or speech, and then makes errors during the performance.
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This is grammatical, but (in the US) the word "flub" is typically used when someone has rehearsed a song or speech, and then makes errors during the performance.
In the given context (since this is not a situation where the person has rehearsed the song), you'd more likely hear something like:
I've noticed that many young Americans don't know all the words to "The Star-Spangled B
In the given context (since this is not a situation where the person has rehearsed the song), you'd more likely hear something like:
I've noticed that many young Americans don't know all the words to "The Star-Spangled B
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