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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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1. If someone is holding a bottle of perfume, does it make sense to say:


"If you don’t know what to give as present for Christmas, here’s a really wonderful HINT."



2. By the way, when speaking of perfume, is it correct to say: 'a BOTTLE of perfume'?

  

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Christine Christie If you don’t know what to give as present for Christmas, here’s a really wonderful HINT. No, it's not 'hint'. That's for when you're asking someone to guess the answer to a question, and they're having trouble finding the answer.

  • Christine Christie If you don’t know what to give as present for Christmas, here’s a really wonderful HINT.
  • No, it's not 'hint'.
  • That's for when you're asking someone to guess the answer to a question, and they're having trouble finding the answer.
  • You need choice, idea, suggestion, or possibility .
  • Christine Christie By the way, when speaking of perfume, is it correct to say: 'a BOTTLE of perfume'?
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Christine ChristieIf you don’t know what to give as present for Christmas, here’s a really wonderful HINT.

No, it's not 'hint'. That's for when you're asking someone to guess the answer to a question, and they're having trouble finding the answer.

You need choice, idea, suggestion, or possibility.

Christine Christie

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