Where is the other shoe to this shoe?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. Where is the other shoe to this shoe?
  2. Where is the other shoe to this pair?
  3. Try the left shoe for the left leg and right shoe for the right leg.
  4. I wrote the wrong shoe on the wrong foot.

Are the above sentences correct ? Please advise.

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These are more natural:

  1. Where is the other shoe like this?
  2. Where is the other shoe which matches this?
  3. Try putting the left show on the left foot and the right shoe on the right foot. / Try putting the shoes on the correct feet.
  4. I put my shoe on the wrong foot.
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This question is just asking, “Where’s the matching shoe for this one?” — meaning, “Where’s the second shoe that makes the pair?” It’s a casual way to ask about the missing half of a pair of shoes. :running_shoe::sparkles:

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Precisely. That question’s essentially asking, “Where’s the other shoe to this one?” — meaning, “Where’s the second shoe that makes up the pair?” It’s a casual British way of pointing out that something’s missing its match, like when one trainer’s gone walkabout.

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