Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
My voice "shut down"?
I had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down.
Is this correct? Or should it be, I lost my voice.
Is this correct? Or should it be, I lost my voice.
Top answer
Anonymous I had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down. It's correct, but a rather novel turn of phrase. The more common and idiomatic phrase is your other choice, "I lost my voice".
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AnonymousI had a bad throat, so my voice completely shut down.It's correct, but a rather novel turn of phrase. The more common and idiomatic phrase is your other choice, "I lost my voice".
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