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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of down

Hi

Would you say that the use of down is natural here?

He detected the down (very light hair) on the girl's thin arms.
He noticed that the girl's thin arms were covered in down.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Would you say that the use of down is natural here? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Tom Would you say that the use of down is natural here?
  • No.
  • To me, 'down' is feathers.
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Mr. TomWould you say that the use of down is natural here?
No. To me, 'down' is feathers.
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Mr. TomWould you say that the use of down is natural here?
It's OK for me. I've seen "down" used for very fine, light hair before.
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Thanks, MM.

Long ago I read somewhere that the initial growth of very light hair on a 13/14-year-old boy's face is called down. So, I thought down could also be the growth of hair on the arms.

Tom
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Thanks, AStars.

You and I pressed the POST button at the same time, I suppose. (My second post to MM)

Tom
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