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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Slop
“If I drink a cup of tea and I tip it too much, I spill the tea which then runs down my chin.”
Can I say one of the following?
“I slopped the tea down my chin.”
“The tea slopped down my chin.”
Thank you.
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Ann225 Can I say one of the following? ” I would not say that. It sounds too comical and undignified, though I suppose it's hard to remain dignified with tea dribbling down your chin.
- Ann225 Can I say one of the following?
- ” I would not say that.
- It sounds too comical and undignified, though I suppose it's hard to remain dignified with tea dribbling down your chin.
- In any case, 'slop' is the wrong word.
- It sounds better to say that the tea dribbled down your chin than to say that you dribbled the tea down your chin, not that the latter is actually wrong.
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Ann225Can I say one of the following?
“I slopped the tea down my chin.”
“The tea slopped down my chin.”
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