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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
pluck strings of his guitar
He is plucking strings of his guitar
Does it simply mean 'he's playing his guitar'?
Thanks,
Does it simply mean 'he's playing his guitar'?
Thanks,
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Hi, Yes, basically. To pluck really means to pull abruptly. Women often pluck their eyebrows.
- Hi, Yes, basically.
- To pluck really means to pull abruptly.
- Women often pluck their eyebrows.
- You pluck a flower.
- You pluck a chicken, to remove its feathers.
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Hi,
Yes, basically.
To pluck really means to pull abruptly. Women often pluck their eyebrows. You pluck a flower. You pluck a chicken, to remove its feathers.
Clive
Yes, basically.
To pluck really means to pull abruptly. Women often pluck their eyebrows. You pluck a flower. You pluck a chicken, to remove its feathers.
Clive
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It's a particular way of playing the instrument, as described by Clive, distinct, for instance, from 'strumming', and maybe even 'picking'. It can also be said of other stringed instruments, violins, cellos, harps, etc. But it is not simply the same as saying, 'playing the instrument'.
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