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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Your headphones ON vs IN

Which would you say please?

1 I couldn't hear the car turn (around) the corner as I had my headphones in/on.

and is AROUND optional?

thank you
  

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alc24 Which would you say please? 1 I couldn't hear the car turn (around) the corner as I had my headphones in/on. and is AROUND optional?

— CalifJim

  • alc24 Which would you say please?
  • 1 I couldn't hear the car turn (around) the corner as I had my headphones in/on.
  • and is AROUND optional?
  • thank you I would describe around as superfluous or intrusive rather than optional.
  • That is, I feel that it mars the sentence.
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alc24Which would you say please?

1 I couldn't hear the car turn (around) the corner as I had my headphones in/on.

and is AROUND optional?

thank you

I would describe around as superfluous or intrusive rather than optional. That is, I feel that it mars the sentence. Though it's grammatically correct, I would definitely le
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