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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

raising his arms/hands to the sky

0That tree looks like an old man raising his arms/hands to the sky.02br
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0 I would use 'arms', as the branches are more similar to arms than to hands. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 I would use 'arms', as the branches are more similar to arms than to hands.
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0 I would use 'arms', as the branches are more similar to arms than to hands. 0-
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0Our arms include our hands.02br
01b00Compact 02b00 English Dictionary01b02b00arm01sup00102sup02br
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00 • 01b00noun02b00 01b00102b00 each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.0-
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0 01i00After Commando Ben McBean lost an arm, do you think his hand is still with him?02i02br
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0Hi New2grammar02br
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00I like the humorous reply of yours.02br
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00Best wishes.02br
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10In all the above sentences, the word 'arm' includes the hand. After Commando Ben McBean lost an arm, do you think his hand is still with him? 12br
10Your 11b10arms 12b10are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and th
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0To come back to Angliholic's question, I agree with Philip that if you had to choose one or the other of the words, 'arms' might be the better choice. However, we should keep in mind that it is very common to say things such as this:02br
00- 'John knew the answer to the teacher's question, so he raised his hand.' 02br
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