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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Under / into a stereotype

What is the correct way to phrase ?
I don't want to fall into/under Beiber stereotype because of my hair.
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Hi I would go with 'look like' or 'become' ... - I was thinking of short, combed-back hair but I don't want to look like a Bieber stereotype - I tried it for a day but my girlfriend thought I'd become a Bieber stereotype, because of my hair Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi I would go with 'look like' or 'become' ...
  • - I was thinking of short, combed-back hair but I don't want to look like a Bieber stereotype - I tried it for a day but my girlfriend thought I'd become a Bieber stereotype, because of my hair Dave
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Hi

I would go with 'look like' or 'become' ...

- I was thinking of short, combed-back hair but I don't want to look like a Bieber stereotype

- I tried it for a day but my girlfriend thought I'd become a Bieber stereotype, because of my hair

Dave
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Thanks
Is it not grammatically correct to fall into or fall under a stereotype?
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Hi

Grammatically, I think it's certainly OK. I can think of sentences where those verb phrases would work - they'd just be less usual in common speech or writing

- I woke up one morning with brushed-back hair, an open-necked t-shirt and I had a Canadian accent - I felt like I was nineteen again. I had completely fallen into the stereotype of Justin Bieber; I had fallen under hi
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