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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Putting on lipstick
Can I say,
(a) She is putting the lipstick on (her lip).
(b) She is putting the lipstick.
(a) She is putting the lipstick on (her lip).
(b) She is putting the lipstick.
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a) She is putting on lipstick sounds better, unless you want to emphasize the fact that she is putting on that particular lipstick. b) This is correct if she enjoys playing golf with her lipstick instead of a ball...
- a) She is putting on lipstick sounds better, unless you want to emphasize the fact that she is putting on that particular lipstick.
- b) This is correct if she enjoys playing golf with her lipstick instead of a ball...
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a) She is putting on lipstick sounds better, unless you want to emphasize the fact that she is putting on that particular lipstick.
b) This is correct if she enjoys playing golf with her lipstick instead of a ball...
b) This is correct if she enjoys playing golf with her lipstick instead of a ball...
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