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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Pencil lead

Hi

What is the typical/natural way of saying the underlined part?

(Teacher to student)

Jack, why are you continuously sharpening your pencil? Is the lead weak?

or 

All my pencils have weak leads. 

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

eg Jack, why are you always sharpening your pencil? Does the lead keep breaking? We don't naturally talk about 'weak lead'.

— Clive

  • eg Jack, why are you always sharpening your pencil?
  • Does the lead keep breaking?
  • We don't naturally talk about 'weak lead'.
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eg Jack, why are you always sharpening your pencil? Does the lead keep breaking?

We don't naturally talk about 'weak lead'.
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Thanks, Clive.

...but what would one say if one bought many pencils of different shades and coincidentally the lead of all kept breaking?

All my pencils turned out to be_______________.

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eg The lead in all my new pencils keeps breaking.Emotion: smile
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