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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Need help with this sentence
Hello all,
Which one sounds better:
"She wrings water from her wet skirt."
"She wrings out water from her wet skirt."
"She wrings water out of her wet skirt."
"She squeezes water from her wet skirt."
"She squeezes out water from her wet skirt."
"She squeezes water out of her wet skirt."
Thanks
Which one sounds better:
"She wrings water from her wet skirt."
"She wrings out water from her wet skirt."
"She wrings water out of her wet skirt."
"She squeezes water from her wet skirt."
"She squeezes out water from her wet skirt."
"She squeezes water out of her wet skirt."
Thanks
Top answer
First choice: the third. Second choice, the sixth. However, in both cases, I see the word wet as redundant: you cannot wring or squeeze water out of a dry skirt.
- First choice: the third.
- Second choice, the sixth.
- However, in both cases, I see the word wet as redundant: you cannot wring or squeeze water out of a dry skirt.
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First choice: the third. Second choice, the sixth.
However, in both cases, I see the word wet as redundant: you cannot wring or squeeze water out of a dry skirt.
However, in both cases, I see the word wet as redundant: you cannot wring or squeeze water out of a dry skirt.
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She wrings/squeezes the water from her skirt.
Squeeze and wring are different actions.
Squeeze and wring are different actions.
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