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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Mouthful vs. Mouth Full

What's better, writing "a mouthful" or "a mouth full"?

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Mouthful is the amount of food or drink that we put in our mouth at one time. She took a mouthful of water. 'Mouth full' are two words.

  • Mouthful is the amount of food or drink that we put in our mouth at one time.
  • She took a mouthful of water.
  • 'Mouth full' are two words.
  • e.
  • my mouth is full of food.
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Mouthful is the amount of food or drink that we put in our mouth at one time.
She took a mouthful of water.
'Mouth full' are two words.
I have my mouth full of food, i.e. my mouth is full of food.
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Okay, so I can't write, "I got a mouth full." I have to write, "I got a mouthful," correct?
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Usually, mouthful.
"He took a mouthful of water."
However: "She had her mouth full of food, and could not answer.
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Neither is correct. "I have", not "I got."
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No, "have" is present tense, and I was referring to a past tense situation. For example, "Don't worry. He got a mouthful." Meaning, he got a lot of it in his mouth, and of course swallowed it all.
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Mouthful would be correct.

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That's a mouth full! Or ... That's a mouthful! (referring to a particularly long job title)

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It depends on what sentence you are using. If you are saying someone has a mouth full of food then you would use mouth full. But if you say they just said a big mouthful you would use mouthful. It can be hard to understand but after a little you can get it. It just takes practice to be able to get it.

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