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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Leave the shoe marks

Hi

Is it a typical way of saying this -- I mean the underlined part?

Although he saw the maid mopping the floor he ran across the hall and left his shoe marks all over.

Thanks,

Tom

PS: Would you use a comma after floor?
  

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Mr. Tom Although he saw the maid mopping the floor he ran across the hall and left his shoe marks all over. That's reasonable, but I think most natives would say 'footprints'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Tom Although he saw the maid mopping the floor he ran across the hall and left his shoe marks all over.
  • That's reasonable, but I think most natives would say 'footprints'.
  • Mr.
  • Tom PS: Would you use a comma after floor?
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Mr. TomAlthough he saw the maid mopping the floor he ran across the hall and left his shoe marks all over.
That's reasonable, but I think most natives would say 'footprints'.
Mr. TomPS: Would you use a comma after floor?
Yes.
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Thanks, MM.

One more question...

Are all of these acceptable?

Although he saw the maid mopping the floor, he ran across the hall and left his shoe prints all over.
Although he saw the maid mopping the floor, he ran across the hall and left prints all over.
Although he saw the maid mopping the floor, he ran across the hall and lef
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You are not going about this in the right way, Tom. I have given you the native term, 'footprints'. Other choices are understandable but not AmE/BrE.
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