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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Thorn, prickle, sting

Hi,

Can you check if the following collocations concerning thorn, prickle and sting are correct?
1) A thorny bush. A prickly bush. A stinging bush.
2) Be careful! This bush can prickle you. This bush can sting you.
3) Be careful! This bush has lots of thorns. This bush has lots of prickles.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

These seem natural to me: 1) A thorny bush. A prickly bush. 2) Be careful!

— Mister Micawber

  • These seem natural to me: 1) A thorny bush.
  • A prickly bush.
  • 2) Be careful!
  • This bush can p rick you.
  • 3) Be careful!
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These seem natural to me:

1) A thorny bush. A prickly bush.
2) Be careful! This bush can p rick you.
3) Be careful! This bush has lots of thorns.
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I think it's so funny when the censor makes it worse by making you imagine a curse word where the innocuous one was. That's one of the things that keep me coming back.
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Mister Micawber2) Be careful! This bush can *** you.
Oh, rats! And that did not appear right away, I think. Anyway, I'll fix that now. Thanks, enoon.
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