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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Wind carries smell
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The wind carried the smell across the yard. People could smell the smell of freshly baked cookies. Why does it have to smell so good?
The wind carried the smell across the yard. People could smell the smell of freshly baked cookies. Why does it have to smell so good?
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Where you used smell as a noun, I would change it to scent - also, it sounds more natural to say "Why do they have to smell so good?," referring to the cookies and not their scent/smell (e.g. "The wind carried the scent across the yard. People could smell the scent of freshly baked cookies - why do they have to smell so good?")
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I agree. Use "scent" for something that smells good, and use "odor" for something that smells bad. (Or "stench" for something that smells really bad.) While "smell" should be neutral, it feels more negative. And fresh-baked cookies are one of the most delightful scents in the world!
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'People could smell freshly baked cookies' would be an improvement.
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