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Raen Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Shed
do we use "shed" to mean "take off" for sunglasses. Collocation?
To shed the sunglasses?
If not, what are other words to be used in replacement of the phrasal verb "take off"?
Anticipation and appreciation in advance
Raen
To shed the sunglasses?
If not, what are other words to be used in replacement of the phrasal verb "take off"?
Anticipation and appreciation in advance
Raen
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Hi, 'Take off' is the common term. 'Shed' sounds like 'He always wears sunglasses. ' You could say 'He removed them'.
- Hi, 'Take off' is the common term.
- 'Shed' sounds like 'He always wears sunglasses.
- ' You could say 'He removed them'.
- Clive
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Hi,
'Take off' is the common term.
'Shed' sounds like 'He always wears sunglasses. He took them off quickly.'
You could say 'He removed them'.
Clive
'Take off' is the common term.
'Shed' sounds like 'He always wears sunglasses. He took them off quickly.'
You could say 'He removed them'.
Clive
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Thanks Clive.
Just for clarification, in your opinion, "shed" should not be used to mean "take off" because it has a suggestion that someone wears them at all time as if they are his own skin? What a coincidence, I did allude in my sentence to the observation of people who "habitually" keep their shades on outdoors as well as indoors AT ALL TIME.
So would it justify the u
Just for clarification, in your opinion, "shed" should not be used to mean "take off" because it has a suggestion that someone wears them at all time as if they are his own skin? What a coincidence, I did allude in my sentence to the observation of people who "habitually" keep their shades on outdoors as well as indoors AT ALL TIME.
So would it justify the u
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Hi,
Just for clarification, in your opinion, "shed" should not I wouldn't go so far as saying 'should not'. For example, you could just use 'shed' to emphasize the act of taking off.
be used to mean "take off" because it has a suggestion that someone wears them at all time as if they are his own skin? Indeed, we commonly say that a snake periodically 'sheds its skin'. Wha
Just for clarification, in your opinion, "shed" should not I wouldn't go so far as saying 'should not'. For example, you could just use 'shed' to emphasize the act of taking off.
be used to mean "take off" because it has a suggestion that someone wears them at all time as if they are his own skin? Indeed, we commonly say that a snake periodically 'sheds its skin'. Wha
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