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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Miss a loop on your trousers...

Hi

Could you please see this dialogue between the teacher and the students? I am really not sure about the bold parts.
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All suggestions are welcome.)

Teacher:
If you wear a belt after you've put on your trousers, there's a good possibility that you miss a loop at the back.

Student: How do you miss a loop, Ms Jones?


Teacher: Well, when you don’t run your belt through a loop on your trousers. you miss it.

Thanks,
  

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If you put on your belt after you've put on your trousers, there's a good possibility that you will miss a loop at the back. Well, when you don’t run your belt through a loop on your trousers , you have missed it.

— Enoon

  • If you put on your belt after you've put on your trousers, there's a good possibility that you will miss a loop at the back.
  • Well, when you don’t run your belt through a loop on your trousers , you have missed it.
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If you put on your belt after you've put on your trousers, there's a good possibility that you will miss a loop at the back.

Well, when you don’t run your belt through a loop on your trousers
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Thanks, enoon.

So, we don't use "wear" with a belt at all?

Tom
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Sure, you wear a belt, but that is not what you meant. You can only wear something after you have put it on.
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Thanks again!

So, I suppose we can use either in this sentence?

[said by a student]

Sorry, Ms Jones, I forgot to wear my belt today.
Sorry, Ms Jones, I forgot to put on my belt today.

Tom
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Yes, but the meaning is slightly different. "Wear" might imply that you were expected to wear that belt.
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