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Hole One a New See Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

'smell' (noun)

Hi everybody,

Can you use 'smell' (noun) in this way?

'Its smell is like apple'

For me, it doesn't seem the best because 'apple' is not a smell.

The following one seems much better:

'It has the smell of an apple.'

Here I guess that 'of' indicates that we talk about the smell of an apple and not just about apple.

Thanks for your answer(s) in advance.
  

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Hole One a New See 'Its smell is like apple' Yes. That is stated in a poetic way showing that you like the smell. Her lips are like honey, her cheeks like roses.

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  • Hole One a New See 'Its smell is like apple' Yes.
  • That is stated in a poetic way showing that you like the smell.
  • Her lips are like honey, her cheeks like roses.
  • Her smell is like apple.
  • ' That is more factual - a neutral statement with no opinions.
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Hole One a New See'Its smell is like apple'
Yes. That is stated in a poetic way showing that you like the smell.

Her lips are like honey, her cheeks like roses.
Her smell is like apple.
Hole One a New See'It has the smell of an apple.'
That is more factual - a neutral statement with no opinions.
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