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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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their nose or their noses?
Do you say "I told my children to blow their nose" or "blow their noses?"
One of my textbooks says only the latter one is correct, whereas another say both are OK to use.
Another question: is it possible to say "I told my children to blow a nose" instead of the two sentences above?
One of my textbooks says only the latter one is correct, whereas another say both are OK to use.
Another question: is it possible to say "I told my children to blow a nose" instead of the two sentences above?
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Anonymous whereas another say both are OK to use. which they do. noses'.
- Anonymous whereas another say both are OK to use.
- which they do.
- noses'.
- Anonymous Another question: is it possible to say "I told my children to blow a nose" i No.
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Anonymouswhereas another say both are OK to use.OK, if common sense or knowledge of the world makes it clear to us that each child has one nose...which they do. Nevertheless, I'd choose 'children...noses'.
AnonymousAnother question: is it possible to say "I told my children to blow a nose" iNo.
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AnonymousI told my children to blow a nose.This can be interpreted in at least two ways.
1. The children are to blow the nose of anyone they would like, not necessarily their own nose.
2. The children are to blow one of the several noses they have, e.g., their right nose or their left nose.
As you can see, the only way you can use that s
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