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Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter."



 
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Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter." #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 15:07 pm   Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter."		  
Hi

Do you find the following sentence correct and natural?
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I get cracked feet in winter.


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Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter." #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 16:30 pm   Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter."		  
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I think the naturalness of your sentence might be somewhat dependent on geography and attire, Tom. Laughing (I've never associated cracked skin on my feet with winter weather.)

Generally speaking, I think I'd say that 'the skin on my feet becomes/gets cracked'.
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Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter." #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 20:13 pm   Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter."		  
Thanks, Amy

What about "skin on my heels"? Does the following sentence sound OK to you?
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In winter, the skin on my heels gets cracked terribly.


What about "chap"?

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Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter." #4 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 22:45 pm   Expression: "I get cracked feet in winter."		  
Tom wrote:
What about "skin on my heels"? Does the following sentence sound OK to you?

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In winter, the skin on my heels gets cracked terribly.

I would just place the adverb 'terribly' before the adjective: ... gets terribly cracked. It sounds OK otherwise.

Incidentally, in my case, I get very dry and cracked heels in the summer from wearing flip-flops, sandals and the like (I must admit they're rather neglected, poor things).
Tom wrote:
What about "chap"?

Yes, 'chapped heels' is fine, too, in the sense of cracked with cold (ouch, it must be painful!). Hands and, especially, lips can get chapped in the winter.
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