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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

My nose is bleeding.

My nose was bleeding.

Does the above do the trick if I had a cut on my nose, and it was bleeding? If not, how would you say it? Thanks.
  

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Angliholic My nose was bleeding. Does the above do the trick if I had a cut on my nose, and it was bleeding? If not, how would you say it?

— Hoa Thai

  • Angliholic My nose was bleeding.
  • Does the above do the trick if I had a cut on my nose, and it was bleeding?
  • If not, how would you say it?
  • Thanks.
  • Hi, Your question indicates your concern for a potential misinterpretation.
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AngliholicMy nose was bleeding.

Does the above do the trick if I had a cut on my nose, and it was bleeding? If not, how would you say it? Thanks.
Hi,

Your question indicates your concern for a potential misinterpretation.
If I hear you say that on the phone, instinctively, I picture blood coming out of your nostril(s) (i.e., f
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Hoa Thai
AngliholicMy nose was bleeding.

Does the above do the trick if I had a cut on my nose, and it was bleeding? If not, how would you say it? Thanks.
Hi,

Your question indicates your concern for a potential misinterpretation.

If I hear you say that on the phone, instinctively, I picture blood comin
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AngliholicDoes "to qualify your statement" mean "make your statement less general" or "describe it in a particular way?"
To clarify with more information.

By the way, is it right to say "I have a small cut/bruise on my nose, and it's bleeding?" You've just qualified your statement - I don't know if a bruise w
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Hoa Thai
AngliholicDoes "to qualify your statement" mean "make your statement less general" or "describe it in a particular way?"

To clarify with more information.

By the way, is it right to say "I have a small cut/bruise on my nose, and it's bleeding?" You've just qualified your
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My firstname, Hoa, means PEACE. My lastname, Thai, means CALM; however, the highest-ranking elder in my village once told me that it means BIG.
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Hoa ThaiMy firstname, Hoa, means PEACE. My lastname, Thai, means CALM; however, the highest-ranking elder in my village once told me that it means BIG.
Thanks, Hoa Thai.

Your name is almost Chinese. Are you sure they are not Chinese?

By the way, it also sounds like "Very Gig" in Chinese.
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'My nose bridge was bleeding'

I don't know why, but we really don't say "my nose bridge" -- "The bridge of my nose" is more idiomatic. "I had a cut on the bridge of my nose and it was bleeding" or just "I was bleeding from a cut on my nose" would be the most common way to distinguish that kind of injury from what we would call "a nosebleed" or "a ****** nose" (blood coming from
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I don't know why, but we really don't say "my nose bridge"

Similarly, we would say "the back of my hand, the sole of my foot, the tip of my tongue," etc. -- not "my hand back, foot sole, or tongue tip."
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Hi Khoff,

You are right. Isn't nose bridge / nose guard related to eyewear stuff? Emotion: smile
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AngliholicYour name is almost Chinese. Are you sure they are not Chinese? I am Vietnamese. Many Vietnamese words share the same root with Chinese words.

By the way, it also sounds like "Very Gig" in Chinese. Gig!?

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