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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

if you could check these?

Hi,

I wonder if the following sentences are correct English:

(1) These pants are too wrinkled to wear.
(2) Your shirt is/looks very creased.
(3) Try to smooth the creases/wrinkles on your blouse.
(4) I have been trying to iron out the creases/wrinkles on my jacket but without success.

Thank you!

mus-te
  

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(3) Try to smooth the creases/wrinkles in your blouse. The others are fine.

— Mister Micawber

  • (3) Try to smooth the creases/wrinkles in your blouse.
  • The others are fine.
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(3) Try to smooth the creases/wrinkles in your blouse.

The others are fine.
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Thanks, MM!

(1) to smooth wrinkles IN your blouse
(2) to iron out wrinkles ON my jacket

Can it be explained in plain English at all?
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I missed the jacket, sorry—change it to 'in', too.
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OK.

So it should be

(1) the wrinkles IN a piece of clothes, but
(2) the wrinkles ON his/her forehead/face, etc. ??

Thanks for the prompt reply!
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I don't think it is that definitive.

Wrinkles in her face: About 365,000 results
Wrinkles on her face: About 285,000 results
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FYI:

Google searching for "wrinkles IN/ON the pants":

(1) IN - 188,000
(2) ON - 57,000

In short, English learners are recommended using "IN" in such phrases?
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I would if asked to choose.
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Understood. Thanks! Amen to this query :-)
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