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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

To contain

Is this sentence correct:


"During the meeting, I felt like sneezing, and I tried to contain the sound."


Note: By 'contain the sound', I mean I tried to avoid making noise.

  

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" That works, sort of, except feeling like sneezing does not make a sound. " You can "stifle" a sneeze and "muffle" a sound.

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  • " That works, sort of, except feeling like sneezing does not make a sound.
  • " You can "stifle" a sneeze and "muffle" a sound.
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Christine Christie"During the meeting, I felt like sneezing, and I tried to contain the sound."

That works, sort of, except feeling like sneezing does not make a sound. Maybe "During the meeting, I sneezed, and I tried to contain the sound." You can "stifle" a sneeze and "muffle" a sound.

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