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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Laugh vs laughter

0What is the difference between "laugh" and "Laughter"?02br
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00He got 01b00laughter 02b00or 01b00laugh 02b00in the face? (Sb laughed at him)0-
  

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02br 01i 00He got laughter in the face02i 00is grammatically correct, but nobody will ever say it. It is totally unidiomatic. If you say it, they might laugh in your face.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 01i 00He got laughter in the face02i 00is grammatically correct, but nobody will ever say it.
  • It is totally unidiomatic.
  • If you say it, they might laugh in your face.
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0 laughter is the noun; laugh is the verb.02br
01i00They laughed in his face02i00 is the correct idiomatic way of saying what you want to say here.02br
01i00He got laughter in the face02i00is grammatically correct, but nobody will ever say it. It is totally unidiomatic. If you say it, they might laugh in your face. 05002br
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0So how can we express a preson who's in the utter-disdain?02br
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00BTW, l01b00augh02b00 is also a noun0-
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00He got 11b10laughter 12b10or 11b10laugh 12b10in the face?12blockquote
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01cite10Belly12cite10BTW, l11b10augh12b10 is also a noun12blockquote
10 Ah, yes. I see what you mean. But it's a countable noun.
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