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Chivalry Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Weird use of word
"We all know the dread you get when you feel the telltale tingle of a blemish beneath the skin."
What's a TELLTALE tingle????
Doesn't make any sense to me all to call a certain tingly pain on the face "telltaling."
Any idea???
Maybe the speaker is conveying the idea that the the tingling pain is a sign of a breakout? Because that's what I inferred.
What's a TELLTALE tingle????
Doesn't make any sense to me all to call a certain tingly pain on the face "telltaling."
Any idea???
Maybe the speaker is conveying the idea that the the tingling pain is a sign of a breakout? Because that's what I inferred.
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chivalry Maybe the speaker is conveying the idea that the the tingling pain is a sign of a breakout? Because that's what I inferred. Me, too.
- chivalry Maybe the speaker is conveying the idea that the the tingling pain is a sign of a breakout?
- Because that's what I inferred.
- Me, too.
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chivalryMaybe the speaker is conveying the idea that the the tingling pain is a sign of a breakout? Because that's what I inferred.Me, too.
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If the sentence were, "We all know the dread you get when you feel the telltale tingle beneath the skin.", then it would make sense, meaning, "goosebumps." However, with the words "of a blemish" it doesn't seem to make any sense at all. Furthermore, I can't think of any possible context in which the sentence would make sense.
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AnonymousI can't think of any possible context in which the sentence would make sense.To me, it's simply describing the feeling of a pimple getting ready to erupt.
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