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ATTN ALAN - Let's -in indirect speech | word choice: This cloth ... very thin
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choice of words #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 28, 2011 21:50 pm   choice of words
 

I wrote the following sentence in an article about a hike for my blog:

I had to hike in my military boots! After 6 strenuous hours on a steep trail, I could feel the stiff leather kill my ankles, the tip of the boots beat on the toenails and every single seam stamped into my flesh.

I wonder if the choice of words is all right?

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choice of words #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 28, 2011 23:16 pm   choice of words
 

It sounds very expressive. I could feel your pain!

I would say 'every single seam was stamped into my flesh,' though.
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