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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

set in or set back

is this making sense?

His eyes are set in back, deep in this head.
  

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No. It sounds like his eyes are in the back of his head instead of in his face!

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  • It sounds like his eyes are in the back of his head instead of in his face!
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No. It sounds like his eyes are in the back of his head instead of in his face!
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But if you remove the "in" the meaning becomes clear: "His eyes were set back, deep in his head."
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