"Your jacket's zip is open close it." "Your pant's zip is open close it." Please check.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Aug 19, 2016 #1 "Your jacket's zip is open close it." "Your pant's zip is open close it." Please check.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 19, 2016 #2 I would say the person's zip is undone, though I would only regard it as worth mentioning in the second case- the first is a matter of preference.
I would say the person's zip is undone, though I would only regard it as worth mentioning in the second case- the first is a matter of preference.
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 Aug 19, 2016 #3 In both cases you need a full stop (period) after 'open'. Last edited: Aug 19, 2016
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 19, 2016 #4 In AmE, it's a zipper.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 19, 2016 #5 In BrE, it would be natural to say "Your jacket zip's undone. Do it up."
J J&K Tutoring Guest Aug 19, 2016 #6 Growing up in a farming community, I learned, "Your barn door's open!" We didn't care about jacket zippers...
Growing up in a farming community, I learned, "Your barn door's open!" We didn't care about jacket zippers...
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Aug 20, 2016 #7 "Your zip or zipper is undone do it up." "Do up your zip or zipper."
Fagin Junior Member Joined Jul 23, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location Russian Federation Aug 20, 2016 #8 GoesStation said: In AmE, it's a zipper. Click to expand... What's a fly then? As in 'zip your fly'.
GoesStation said: In AmE, it's a zipper. Click to expand... What's a fly then? As in 'zip your fly'.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Aug 20, 2016 #9 "Your zip or zipper is undone. Do it up."
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 20, 2016 #10 J&K Tutoring said: Growing up in a farming community, I learned, "Your barn door's open!" Click to expand... For some eccentric reason, there's egg on your chin has the same meaning in BrE.
J&K Tutoring said: Growing up in a farming community, I learned, "Your barn door's open!" Click to expand... For some eccentric reason, there's egg on your chin has the same meaning in BrE.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 20, 2016 #11 Fagin said: What's a fly then? As in 'zip your fly'. Click to expand... It's a fly, but we expend an extra word in that statement. We say zip up your fly.
Fagin said: What's a fly then? As in 'zip your fly'. Click to expand... It's a fly, but we expend an extra word in that statement. We say zip up your fly.
Fagin Junior Member Joined Jul 23, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location Russian Federation Aug 20, 2016 #12 GoesStation said: It's a fly, Click to expand... I've already found it in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_(clothing) GoesStation said: but we expend an extra word in that statement. We say zip up your fly. Click to expand... That's useful! Thank you!
GoesStation said: It's a fly, Click to expand... I've already found it in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_(clothing) GoesStation said: but we expend an extra word in that statement. We say zip up your fly. Click to expand... That's useful! Thank you!