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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

She came running hotfoot when she heard tea was ready.

Hi

Is this sentence natural, especially the yellow part?

She came running hotfoot when she heard tea was ready.

Thanks,

Tom

PS: Can I also say "the tea was ready" without any change in the meaning?
  

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Hi, Is this sentence natural, especially the yellow part? She came running hotfoot Sounds awkward to me. I usually just hear these limited uses: 'She hotfooted it to somewhere ' or 'She went/came hotfoot to somewhere '.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is this sentence natural, especially the yellow part?
  • She came running hotfoot Sounds awkward to me.
  • I usually just hear these limited uses: 'She hotfooted it to somewhere ' or 'She went/came hotfoot to somewhere '.
  • The folksy word 'hotfoot' also does not fit well with the rather sedate word 'tea'.
  • when she heard tea was ready.
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Hi,

Is this sentence natural, especially the yellow part?

She came running hotfoot

Sounds awkward to me. I usually just hear these limited uses:

'She hotfooted it to somewhere'

or 'She went/came hotfoot to somewhere'.



The folksy word 'hotfoot' also does not fit well with the rather sedate word 'tea'.

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