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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

to glow/sparkle with something

Would it be unnatural to say "His eyes glowed/sparkled with happiness"?
  

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In the US this type of statement would typically be used only for a female or a child. A man's eyes would only glow with satisfaction. " Only women's and children's eyes do.

  • In the US this type of statement would typically be used only for a female or a child.
  • A man's eyes would only glow with satisfaction.
  • " Only women's and children's eyes do.
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In the US this type of statement would typically be used only for a female or a child. A man's eyes would only glow with satisfaction. And men's eyes do not "sparkle." Only women's and children's eyes do.

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