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tufguy

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Hi guys,

Can we say "He fell down his headfirst/ shoulderfirst/bellyfirst"?
 

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If you separate headfirst (and the others) into two words and remove 'his', they will be OK.

'He fell down head first/shoulder first/belly first'
 
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Falling down belly first, would be difficult. :-D
 

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Maybe not for Santa Clause.
 

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So what can we say for "Belly".
 

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If you separate headfirst (and the others) into two words and remove 'his', they will be OK.

'He fell down head first/shoulder first/belly first'

Did you read this, tufguy?
 

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Baseball players might slide "head first" but I wouldn't say someone fell that way.

I'd say "he fell on his head."
 

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It's possible to fall head first into something.
 
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