Play on an organ/a little further up the street
1. Every day, an old woman plays on an organ at one end of a street and her husband plays at a little further up the street. Is this sentence correct?
2. An old woman was playing on an organ. His husband was playing on an organ too.
Can I say "They were playing on organs."
An old woman was playing the organ. His husband was playing the organ too.
Can I say "They were playing organs."
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Today, the word "organ" means the big one in a church or auditorium, or the smaller living room model. If you're describing a street "organ" player you'd have to use the term "organ grinder," or people won't know what you're talking about. So in this situation you'd say something like: There's a husband-and-wife organ grinder team playing on our street.
- Today, the word "organ" means the big one in a church or auditorium, or the smaller living room model.
- If you're describing a street "organ" player you'd have to use the term "organ grinder," or people won't know what you're talking about.
- So in this situation you'd say something like: There's a husband-and-wife organ grinder team playing on our street.
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Today, the word "organ" means the big one in a church or auditorium, or the smaller living room model. If you're describing a street "organ" player you'd have to use the term "organ grinder," or people won't know what you're talking about.
So in this situation you'd say something like:
There's a husband-and-wife organ grinder team playing on our street.
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