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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Scratch
Is "scratch" the obvious choice here or do you only get a scratch if you hit something sharp?
He fell on the sidewalk, but luckily he only got a tiny scratch on his knee.
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anonymous Is "scratch" the obvious choice here I'd say "scrape" is the obvious one. anonymous o you only get a scratch if you hit something sharp? Yes, I'd say that a scratch is a superficial cut.
- anonymous Is "scratch" the obvious choice here I'd say "scrape" is the obvious one.
- anonymous o you only get a scratch if you hit something sharp?
- Yes, I'd say that a scratch is a superficial cut.
- But we say "It's only a scratch" when we want to downplay any injury.
- anonymous He fell on the sidewalk, but luckily he only got a tiny scratch on his knee.
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anonymousIs "scratch" the obvious choice here
I'd say "scrape" is the obvious one.
anonymouso you only get a scratch if you hit something sharp?
Yes, I'd say that a scratch is a superficial cut. But we say "It's only a scratch" when we want to downplay any injury.
anonymousHe fell on the
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