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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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My voice "shut down"?

I had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down.
Is this correct? Or should it be, I lost my voice.
  

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Anonymous I had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down. It's correct, but a rather novel turn of phrase. The more common and idiomatic phrase is your other choice, "I lost my voice".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down.
  • It's correct, but a rather novel turn of phrase.
  • The more common and idiomatic phrase is your other choice, "I lost my voice".
  • CJ
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AnonymousI had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down.
It's correct, but a rather novel turn of phrase. The more common and idiomatic phrase is your other choice, "I lost my voice".

CJ
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