Hi,Is "He is blowing air into the balloon" correct?
U Untaught88 Senior Member Joined Jan 8, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Urdu Home Country Pakistan Current Location Pakistan Mar 21, 2016 #1 Hi,Is "He is blowing air into the balloon" correct?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 21, 2016 #2 Yes, and so is 'He's blowing the balloon up'.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 21, 2016 #3 And "He's blowing up the balloon" and "He's inflating the balloon [by mouth]".
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Mar 22, 2016 #4 He’s using oral exertion to overcome the flaccidity of the balloon.
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 22, 2016 #5 Piscean said: Do you mean that he is talking loudly to divert attention from the limpness of his balloon? Click to expand... Clearly stalling until the little blue pill kicks in.
Piscean said: Do you mean that he is talking loudly to divert attention from the limpness of his balloon? Click to expand... Clearly stalling until the little blue pill kicks in.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Mar 23, 2016 #6 Untaught88 said: Hi,Is "He is blowing air into the balloon" correct? Click to expand... It is, but I wouldn't use it. I'd use blow up/inflate.
Untaught88 said: Hi,Is "He is blowing air into the balloon" correct? Click to expand... It is, but I wouldn't use it. I'd use blow up/inflate.