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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I dropped/shed my tears after watching the video.

I dropped/shed my tears after watching the video.

Are both options correct? Do they have the same meaning?
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"dropped" is unnatural with tears. "shed tears" is a correct expression, but "I shed my tears" sounds odd. You could say "I shed tears after watching the video", but most common in everyday language would be "I cried after watching the video".

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  • "dropped" is unnatural with tears.
  • "shed tears" is a correct expression, but "I shed my tears" sounds odd.
  • You could say "I shed tears after watching the video", but most common in everyday language would be "I cried after watching the video".
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"dropped" is unnatural with tears. "shed tears" is a correct expression, but "I shed my tears" sounds odd. You could say "I shed tears after watching the video", but most common in everyday language would be "I cried after watching the video".
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