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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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undone

Yesterday while I was going to school, I left my zip on pants undone. When I entered in the class, everyone laughed at me and I couldn't understand why they are laughing. Then some of my friends gestured me to my pant and I looked down to see my zip undone. I was really ashamed in front of the class.

Please correct my sentences.

[Also, could you tell me what the opposite of "undone" is?
  

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Hi, Yesterday while I was going to school, I left the zip on my pants undone. When I entered the class, everyone laughed at me and I couldn't understand why. Then some of my friends gestured to my pant s, and I looked down to see my zip undone.

— Clive

  • Hi, Yesterday while I was going to school, I left the zip on my pants undone.
  • When I entered the class, everyone laughed at me and I couldn't understand why.
  • Then some of my friends gestured to my pant s, and I looked down to see my zip undone.
  • I was really embarrassed in front of the class.
  • ('Ashamed' is for more serious matters) [Also, could you tell me what the opposite of "undone" is?
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Hi,

Yesterday while I was going to school, I left the zip on my pants undone. When I entered the class, everyone laughed at me and I couldn't understand why. Then some of my friends gestured to my pant s, and I looked down to see my zip undone. I was really embarrassed in front of the class. ('Ashamed' is for more serious matters)

[Also, could you tel
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Except in the UK, where we typically only use 'zip'... and, as you know, we would say 'trousers' instead of 'pants'.
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Thank you Clive and Lil Ruby rose.

My zip is done up.

If I want to say "close the zip", can I say, "do your zip up". Also can I say, "My zip is up" to mean "My zip is done up".

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Hi,

Yes, and yes again.

Clive
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In the UK, you'd let someone know their zip was down by whispering to them, "Your flies are undone". Is that the same on your side of the world, Clive?
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Here was have a little code phrase: XYZ - eXamine Your Zipper.
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Hi,

No, the term 'flies' or 'fly' is not at all commonly used.

Clive
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Oh, that's interesting Clive. "Psst. Your fly is down" was not an uncommon thing to say where I grew up. But "fly" is singular, not plural. Another interesting US/UK difference, I guess.
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A UK euphemism is 'you're flying low'.
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