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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Insect stings vs insect sting.

Dear all,

I saw the sentence "This cream relieves the swelling caused by insect stings." on a page of Facebook for English learners. Could you please tell me whether the sentence can be corrected as "This cream relieves the swelling caused by insect sting."? I'd like to get your opinion on this
  

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" No. The cream is for wasps, hornets, bees, mosquitoes, flies, and a host of other stinging insects. "

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  • " No.
  • The cream is for wasps, hornets, bees, mosquitoes, flies, and a host of other stinging insects.
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cat navy 425 "This cream relieves the swelling caused by insect sting."

No.

The cream is for wasps, hornets, bees, mosquitoes, flies, and a host of other stinging insects.

One possible version:

This cream relieves the swelling caused by an insect bite."

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