Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
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People usually say 'I stopped dead in my tracks' Can X make YOU stop dead in your tracks'?
The screams stopped me dead in my tracks.
Is this natural?
Those pictures make me want go visit that city.
Thanks
The screams stopped me dead in my tracks.
Is this natural?
Those pictures make me want go visit that city.
Thanks
Top answer
What you've said is correct English, and it's a phrase people use, but I wouldn't say it and it's not often you hear it it spoken. It's more used in a narrative-style of speech/writing that builds up suspense rather than in common speech. Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use.
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What you've said is correct English, and it's a phrase people use, but I wouldn't say it and it's not often you hear it it spoken. It's more used in a narrative-style of speech/writing that builds up suspense rather than in common speech.
Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use. It's a very subtle look
Actually I was hitchhiking with my sister in Wales some years back, and she was telling me about her quizzical look she can use. It's a very subtle look
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