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Keenlearner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Tears Streaming down..!

Hello,

Can I say :

"She was so upset and depressed and tears were constantly/continuously streaming down her eyes. OR tears were pouring down her eyes."

And please give me some more examples that how can we say/describe this in some other words.

Thanks
  

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Tears don't usually stream or pour down one's eyes. Tears can stream/pour from one's eyes or down one's face . ".

— Mr Wordy

  • Tears don't usually stream or pour down one's eyes.
  • Tears can stream/pour from one's eyes or down one's face .
  • ".
  • You may wish to choose just one of "upset" or "depressed".
  • Although the two are not incompatible, they are different emotions, not complementary ways of saying roughly the same thing, which is how it appears you are using them.
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Tears don't usually stream or pour down one's eyes. Tears can stream/pour from one's eyes or down one's face.

Although it is not grammatically wrong to say "She was so upset and depressed and tears were...", in this pattern we tend to expect "She was so upset and depressed that tears were...".

You may wish to choose just one of "upset" o
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Mr Wordyin this pattern we tend to expect "She was so upset and depressed that tears were...".
I agree with you. I've been complaining about this, but can't seem to get anyone interested. The usage is now pervasive, but no one will say whether or not it's correct. Personally, I'd use it only as an exclamation: She is so beautiful!
Others use it
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Thank you Mr Wordy and Avangi,you were realy helpful to me.Emotion: smile
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