Question

Are these constructions possible in English? I know they are possible in German.


1.I'm long-, curly- and dark-haired.
2. She is a curved-eyebrowed person.
3. She is narrow-mouthed.
4. She is a thick eye-lidded girl.
5. I hardly every sulk about people (???)
6. The bus journey to school takes me forty minutes (Which word is best to mean the route from home to school: journey or travel?)
7. At about six is a mistake. Correction: About six /or at six.
8. fair-skinned: pale-skinned

Answer 1

1. Ah, referring to hair, then yes, you could.

2. "curved-eyebrowed" no. She is curved or most probably the eyebrows are curved? Perh aps "curved-eyebrow" person.

3. Could be but I doubt that you would hear it - more apt to hear "small-mouthed" in my opinion.

4. "thick-lidded eye

5. Why not.

6. The bus route

7. Could be "at about six" but I like the other 2 chooices better.

8. definitely

Sra

Answer 2

Haven't I already gone over several of these for you? Why do you repeat them and make someone do double-work?

Please post only the sentences/phrases that have NOT been corrected for you.