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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct

Hi teachers,

I heard several versions of these:

It brought tears to my eye
It brought tears to my eyes
It brought a tear to my eye
It brought a tear to my eyes

Which one is correct? plural eyes, plural tears

Thanks
TN
  

Top answer

There's no 'correct' version, TN. I use #3.

— Mister Micawber

  • There's no 'correct' version, TN.
  • I use #3.
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There's no 'correct' version, TN. I use #3.
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There may not be a correct version, but there are two wrong ones there: "It brought tears to my eye" and "It brought a tear to my eyes".

In my opinion, "It brought a tear to my eye" is right if you mean it figuratively, that it moved you emotionally. "It brought tears to my eyes" is literal.
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enoonIn my opinion, "It brought a tear to my eye" is right if you mean it figuratively, that it moved you emotionally. "It brought tears to my eyes" is literal.
Yes, I like that.
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Hi enoon hi Micawber,

Thanks for explaining it to me.

TN
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