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I know there is this phrase "running nose", can I also use "running stomach" as in diarrhea?before I heard of "runny nose", not sure the exact words, so I use "running" here. my dumb mistakes ;/thank all your guys;D
Jul 24, 2010 8:39 AM
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Just to back up with Daniel said, yes, we say we have a "runny nose"; I've never heard of a "running stomach"; it's diarrhea but much more commonly called "the runs" (because you're running to the bathroom! lol). It's somewhat of a slang term, but very much understood by all; I really wouldn't even consider it slang, really.
July 24, 2010
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1. In my experience, people tend to say "runny nose"* rather than "running nose", although someone's nose "is running".
2. Diarrhia is called "the runs" as a noun, but there is no corresponding verb form based on "to run".
*I've never seen this in print; so, it's probably a nonstandard variantion.
July 24, 2010
It's a "runny nose", not running!
And --- she has the runs = she has diarrhea
July 24, 2010
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