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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

piercing a hole

0What is an ear stretcher?02br
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00An ear stretcher is a tool used to stretch the ears. They come in different sizes and are worn to gradually increase the size of [a piercing hole/ piercing holes]02br
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001 Are there any mistakes02br
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002. Which choise is right?02br
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0I've never heard of this, but if you say you "stretch the ears" it sounds like the entire ear gets larger, not the hole. 0-

  • 0I've never heard of this, but if you say you "stretch the ears" it sounds like the entire ear gets larger, not the hole.
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0I've never heard of this, but if you say you "stretch the ears" it sounds like the entire ear gets larger, not the hole. 0-
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0An ear stretcher is a tool used to stretch the 01b00earlobes02b00. 02br
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00I made this correction.0-
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0Again, do you stretch the entire earlobe, or just enlarge the hole?0-
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0The purpose is to enlarge the piercing hole. However, I believe we don't have to be precise all the time. For example, 02br
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00To charge your hybrid car, just plug it to your house. (Logically and to be accurate, it should be plug into an electrical outlet in your house)02br
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00Please advise how flexible/ accurate it must be. Any guidance?0-
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0If you tell me you are enlarging your earlobe, I assume you are trying to stretch the entire area. 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Again, do you stretch the entire earlobe, or just enlarge the hole?12br
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10Barbara,02br
00Have you ever seen a documentary where the people have large (probably two to four inch diameter) plates in their lower lips? If they remove the plate what's left of the
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10An ear stretcher is a tool used to stretch the ears. They come in different sizes and are worn to gradually increase the size of [a piercing hole/ piercing holes]12blockquote
10A stretcher is a tool used to deliberately expand a piercing. They come in different 01font
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1i00 2. Which choise is right?02i02br
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0Thanks, GG, Huevos and Optilang.02br
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00Huevos, can I use the layman term 'piercing hole' as I'm not confortable with the unfamiliar term fistula?02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
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0I agree that it is best to talk of stretching the hole or piercing as otherwise it does sound like it is the entire ear. In this case I think being less accurate will confuse people (everyone knows you have to plug things into an electrical socket, but not everyone knows much about enlarging piercings).02br
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00Fistula - not appropriate as this is a hole that results from

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