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0I was looking for the bottle of wine which my brother gave me as a birthday gift when I saw my boyfriend asleep in the patio chair with an [empty bottle of wine/an empty wine bottle] [by/at] [his foot/feet].02br
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001Is there any difference between empty bottle of wine and an empty wine bottle?02br
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00 2. Do both prepositions deliver the same meaning in this context?02br
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003.Are both choices 'foot vs feet, acceptable and natural in this context?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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01. an empty wine bottle02br 002. yes02br 003.

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01. an empty wine bottle02br
002. yes02br
003. If you use foot, naturally you need to specify which one.0-
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0Hi 26TM,02br
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001.Are you saying, only 'an empty wine bottle' is correct? If so, what is the meaning of an empty bottle of wine?02br
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003. If I get you right, I can use 'foot' in this context but I must specity which foot like 'his right foot', am I right?0-
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01.Yes. It sounds odd if you say empty bottle of wine as usage tends to assign the meaning of "quantity" to "bottle" like half a bottle of wine.02br
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003.Yes. If you don't specify, most readers will ask in their minds.0-
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