A alpacinou Key Member Joined Sep 30, 2019 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Mar 12, 2021 #1 Is this correct and natural? John looked out the window. The slopes were covered in snow. The mountains were curtained by a low ceiling of clouds.
Is this correct and natural? John looked out the window. The slopes were covered in snow. The mountains were curtained by a low ceiling of clouds.
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 12, 2021 #2 What way do the curtains in your house hang?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 12, 2021 #3 Something can't be curtained by a ceiling of anything. Curtains hang in front of something. A ceiling is above something. (Cross-posted)
Something can't be curtained by a ceiling of anything. Curtains hang in front of something. A ceiling is above something. (Cross-posted)
A alpacinou Key Member Thread starter Joined Sep 30, 2019 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Mar 13, 2021 #4 I was trying to see if I could use "curtain" as a verb in that way. I found this example from a book by a British author: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...ource=gbs_atb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
I was trying to see if I could use "curtain" as a verb in that way. I found this example from a book by a British author: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...ource=gbs_atb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
A alpacinou Key Member Thread starter Joined Sep 30, 2019 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Mar 13, 2021 #5 In the previous post, I was trying to explain why I wrote what I wrote in the first post. If emsr2d2 and jutfrank say using curtain doesn't work that way, then I won't use it.
In the previous post, I was trying to explain why I wrote what I wrote in the first post. If emsr2d2 and jutfrank say using curtain doesn't work that way, then I won't use it.
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 13, 2021 #6 I understand that you borrowed the use of curtain from that particular text. What we're trying to teach you here is to be more responsible for your own creative imagery.
I understand that you borrowed the use of curtain from that particular text. What we're trying to teach you here is to be more responsible for your own creative imagery.