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MustAsk Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

The faucet is running hot

Hi

Is it OK to say

1.the faucet is running hot
2.the faucet is running hot water?

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Do you mean that it is the hot water tap and not the cold water tap, or do you mean that it is hotter than normal?

— Mister Micawber

  • Do you mean that it is the hot water tap and not the cold water tap, or do you mean that it is hotter than normal?
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Do you mean that it is the hot water tap and not the cold water tap, or do you mean that it is hotter than normal?
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Then that is what I would say:

The water is hotter than usual
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Thanks! When would the sentences I found be used?
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#2 might be used if it was supposed to be the cold-water faucet.
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MustAskThe faucet is running hot.
I suppose this is all right, but the only sentence I know with this formula is "The engine is running hot".

CJ
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CalifJim the only sentence I know with this formula is "The engine is running hot".
I'm very impressionable, I guess.
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