"Wear" with smile
Hi
Would you say that the verb wear collocates well with the noun smile? Are these sentences natural?
When he's stressed out, he wears a strange smile?
What kind of smile are you wearing these days?
After listening to me, she wore a very artificial smile.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Hi It does collocate in those kinds of examples, where there is doubt that the person is smiling in a genuine way. If someone is happy and smiling, it wouldn't be right to say that they are 'wearing' a smile Dave
- Hi It does collocate in those kinds of examples, where there is doubt that the person is smiling in a genuine way.
- If someone is happy and smiling, it wouldn't be right to say that they are 'wearing' a smile Dave
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Hi
It does collocate in those kinds of examples, where there is doubt that the person is smiling in a genuine way. If someone is happy and smiling, it wouldn't be right to say that they are 'wearing' a smile
Dave
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