Silverobama
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They're OK. However, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to represent a customer, not a doll.I'm trying to describe the cartoon character in the picture. It's a logo of a local hotpot restaurant. I think the cartoon CHARACTER symbolises that the hot pot in the restaurant is spicy.
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a) The doll can exhale fire.
b) The doll can breathe fire.
Are my italic versions natural?
Not normally, but that's not supposed to be real. (I like spicy food, but I don't know if that would work on me.)I was trying to describe the little boy in the picture but I don't know if there's a term for that. Also, will people really use "exhale fire" in spoken English?
The little boy is exhaling/breathing fire.Don't use 'can', since you're not talking about his ability. Don't use 'doll', since this is meant to be a human, not a doll, and use the present continuous, not the present simple.
Try again.
The little boy is exhaling/breathing fire.
I wouldn't. The idea is that after he eats the spicy hot food then fire comes out of his mouth. Of course, if that really happened nobody would want to eat that stuff.Good. Use 'breathing' instead of 'exhaling'.