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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
HICCUPS + NAUSEOUS
Dear Teachers,
1. What's the matter with you, lady?
- I have a stomachache / I have a backache / I have a bloody nose.
- I've got the hiccups.
- My leg / my hand has the cramps.
- I feel so dizzy / I feel so nauseous.
- Are these natural?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. What's the matter with you, lady?
- I have a stomachache / I have a backache / I have a bloody nose.
- I've got the hiccups.
- My leg / my hand has the cramps.
- I feel so dizzy / I feel so nauseous.
- Are these natural?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
I would change one: My leg / hand has a cramp or There's a cramp in my leg / hand Otherwise, OK, Steve.
- I would change one: My leg / hand has a cramp or There's a cramp in my leg / hand Otherwise, OK, Steve.
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I would change one:
My leg / hand has a cramp or There's a cramp in my leg / hand
Otherwise, OK, Steve.
My leg / hand has a cramp or There's a cramp in my leg / hand
Otherwise, OK, Steve.
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I have a ****** nose - this suggests an injury - someone has punched her on the nose?
I have a nose bleed - her nose is doing that 'nostrils dripping blood for no apparent reason' thing.
I have a nose bleed - her nose is doing that 'nostrils dripping blood for no apparent reason' thing.
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The "What's the matter with you, lady?" part isn't very natural if you are making a genuine inquiry about her health. Perhaps Americans are just very rude, but when I read that, I pictured someone not doing what you expected her to do - for example, the traffic light has changed, but she doens't move her car. That's what is yelled at her.
In the U.S., "lady" is often now used, I'm sorry t
In the U.S., "lady" is often now used, I'm sorry t
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