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Bookmark or Share- handcarved, hand-carved or hand carved ... - WordReference ForumsI don't think either "hand-carved" or "hand-forged" is common enough to have reached the level where either one is treated as a single word. (English doesn't automatically combine words like, say, German.) That reduces the choice to "hand carved" versus "hand-carved." Between those, I agree with lingobingo that you should use a hyphen for clarity.
- Describing an accident - ‘slip of hand (?)’ - WordReference ForumsHi, Sorry for the ambiguous title. I was wondering if there’s an expression similar to ‘slip of tongue,’ one that’s used to describe an act instead of what has been said? Say, after I accidentally liked someone’s post when I didn't mean to do that, is there anything I can say other than ‘it was...
- write 'at/on/in' the corner of the page - WordReference ForumsEvery time I buy a new book, I write my name in/at/on the right-hand corner of the first page. Hi,
- hand or hands? - WordReference Forums1. When you weep, the only hand that wipes your tears off your cheeks is your hand, not anyone else's—never forget that. 2. When you weep, the only hands that wipe your tears off your cheeks are your hands, not anyone else's—never forget that. May you kindly tell me which (one) of the 2 sentence above that makes more sense? Thank you very much!
- whenever my hypos get an upper hand [Moby-Dick] - WordReference ForumsA few paragraphs later, Ishmael resumes and clarifies - in a mixture of self-deprecating and self-elevating glee - what he meant by `hypos getting such an upper hand`: "Now, when I say that I am in the habit of going to sea whenever I begin to grow hazy about the eyes, and begin to be over conscious of my lungs ... " (i.e. turning aimless ...
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