Hi
I need a ‘noun’ for any [color=red]unshaped mass, for example, toothpaste.
If memory serves me correctly, the word starts with a ‘d’.
Regards
Tom
PS: Could you please tell me if the red word is correct and natural?
Hi
I need a ‘noun’ for any [color=red]unshaped mass, for example, toothpaste.
If memory serves me correctly, the word starts with a ‘d’.
Regards
Tom
PS: Could you please tell me if the red word is correct and natural?
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Perhaps you are thinking of a ‘dollop’ (or a smaller, almost ineffectual, amount would be a ‘dab’), but sloppy people just put a ‘blob’ of toothpaste on their brush, while meticulous brushers ‘lay a line’ of toothpaste across its bristles.
PS: ‘Shapeless’ would be better, since there is almost as little possibility of shaping it as there is of pushing it back into its tube.
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Many, many thanks MM
One other question–may I?
Is the following sentence correct and natural?
Tom
Hi Tom
I’d use ‘onto’ rather than ‘on’.
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Hi, Amy
Thank you very, very much.
Would you say the following sentence is over-formal?
Tom
Hi Tom
No, it doesn’t sound overly formal.
You could also say this She carefully lined her toothbrush with toothpaste.
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