is it interchangeable?

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A. If your teeth pain a lot,then get them checked or have them checked. Is it interchangeable?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

tenjing A. If your teeth ~~pain~~ hurt a lot,then get them checked or have them checked. Is it interchangeable?

As shown. Yes, they are interchangeable.

CJ

Grammarfreak · Answer

tenjingA. If your teeth pain a lot

Tenjing,
In natural English, we usually express similar situations in a couple of patterns:
1) If you have a tooth ache, you should go see a dentist
2) If your (back) tooth has been aching, you should have it checked ( Root channel problem sometimes can not be determined by visual, then you can say " have it checked". Also If someone is having stomach ache, or irregular heart beats for a couple of weeks, then you can say " you should get it checked out ". These two patterns are usually used in context where more than a simple visit to the doctor's office is required.

Pain - is an adjective, not a verb. So "pain s a lot ..." is not grammatical.
To describe pain, discomfort and inflammation of different part of our body, we use specific words. For example:
Tooth ache,
Stomach ache
Back ache / pain
Headache
Knee pain, or my knee is sore
joint pain
My throat hurts
Hope this helps ...

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