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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is imprint the correct word?

Is imprint the correct word? Is the sentence correct?
I can see the imprint of your phone from having left your phone in your pocket all day.

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Do you mean the imprint on someone's skin? On their clothes? Something else?

  • Do you mean the imprint on someone's skin?
  • On their clothes?
  • Something else?
  • " is dangling without a proper connection to the rest of the sentence.
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Do you mean the imprint on someone's skin? On their clothes? Something else?

"from having left ..." is dangling without a proper connection to the rest of the sentence.
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The person is wearing jeans and you can see the phones imprint in the jean pocket. Is that correct?

What do you mean "dangling"?

I don't know how to say it.
I could see the phones mark/imprint in/on your jeans (pocket) from having left it in for so long.

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AnonymousThe person is wearing jeans and you can see the phones imprint in the jean pocket. Is that correct?
Yes, "imprint" is OK.
AnonymousWhat do you mean "dangling"?
Don't worry too much about that word. The important thing to understand is that the "from having ..." part has no proper grammatical connection w
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Ok thank you
How do i make the distinction between whether the imprint is on someone's skin or clothes? Why did you ask me? was it not clear?

Is this sentence grammatically constructed?
How do i make the distinction between whether the imprint is on someone's skin or clothes?

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AnonymousHow do i make the distinction between whether the imprint is on someone's skin or clothes?
Say "imprint on your skin" or "imprint on your clothes/jeans".
Anonymouswas it not clear?
With no context it could mean either, but in a real-life context you would normally know if someone was looking at your bare

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