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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Smudged or smeared
Hi,
“I painted my toes right before I went to bed and the nail polish got smeared onto my bed sheet.”
“I painted my toes right before I went to bed and the nail polish got smudged onto my bed sheet.”
Are both options correct?
Thank you.
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Yes, but neither word seems all that appropriate in the context to my ear. S. - What were you thinking?
- Yes, but neither word seems all that appropriate in the context to my ear.
- S.
- - What were you thinking?
- What are you, six years old?
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Yes, but neither word seems all that appropriate in the context to my ear. “I painted my toes right before I went to bed and the nail polish got on my bed sheet.”
P.S. - What were you thinking? What are you, six years old?
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Ann225“I painted mytoestoenails right before I went to bed, andthesome nail polish got smeared onto my bed sheet.”
"Smudge" is slightly different. It suggests that the stain made the surface it affected b
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