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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
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If I want to tell people what the words that I see printed on the surface of a bottle, box, package, label, etc, do I say eg:
The medication bottle reads take one tablet once daily, or
the medication bottle says take one tablet once daily.
Thanks a million!
The medication bottle reads take one tablet once daily, or
the medication bottle says take one tablet once daily.
Thanks a million!
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Hi! When talking about the words printed on something, we would normally say: "The (object that words are printed on) says (the message). The bottle says take one tablet once daily.
- Hi!
- When talking about the words printed on something, we would normally say: "The (object that words are printed on) says (the message).
- The bottle says take one tablet once daily.
- If you wanted to use 'read' you could, but you would need to structure the sentence like this instead: The (type of message) on (the object is it printed on) reads (the message) There are different things printed on pill bottles: instructions, warnings, and a name.
- The name on the bottle reads "Jin_H".
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Hi!
When talking about the words printed on something, we would normally say: "The (object that words are printed on) says (the message).
The bottle says take one tablet once daily.
If you wanted to use 'read' you could, but you would need to structure the sentence like this instead:
The (type of message) on (the object is it printed on) reads (the message)
When talking about the words printed on something, we would normally say: "The (object that words are printed on) says (the message).
The bottle says take one tablet once daily.
If you wanted to use 'read' you could, but you would need to structure the sentence like this instead:
The (type of message) on (the object is it printed on) reads (the message)
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