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"No matter" vs "It doesn't matter" | Usage of 'intrude'
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close vs closed Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:19 am  close vs closed
 

A wise head makes a ____ mouth. (A) close (B) closed
Which choice is correct, A or B?
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close vs closed Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:24 pm  close vs closed
 

Hi,

It would be 'closed' but it sounds an odd sentence to me. I suppose it would sound better as: A wise head keeps its mouth closed??

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close vs closed Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:30 pm  close vs closed
 

It's correct as "close mouth", or at least was:

A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs: Also the Most Celebrated Proverbs ...

Compiled by John Ray
Published 1817
Printed for T. and J
. Allman [etc.]
308 pages
Original from the University of Michigan

Page 116:

Wise men are caught in wiles.
A wise head makes a close mouth.
Some are wise and others are otherwise.

From the same book:

"A close mouth catcheth no flies."
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close vs closed Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:34 pm  close vs closed
 

Here's an alternative:

"A wise head makes a still tongue."
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close vs closed Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:37 pm  close vs closed
 

Is this proverb still used today?
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