Duck face

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Rachel Adams

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Hello.

Are both sentences correct?

1. 'The girl in the picture is making 'duck face'.

2. 'The girl in the picture is pouting her lips.'
 

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There is no need for "her lips" in sentence 2. You can only pout with your mouth/lips so just say that she's pouting.
Sentence 1 is kind of understandable (although you need an article before "duck face") but it sounds rather odd. I'd probably expect "The girl in the picture is making a face like a duck".

Anyone familiar with the film Four Weddings and a Funeral might remember that Hugh Grant refers to one of the other characters as "Duck Face" throughout the film. She's his ex-girlfriend so I think he was just being a bit mean.
 

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Personally, I'm happy with "making a duck face."
 
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