Adriana
Brow x Forehead I use the first one in which register of language: a) literary b) slang c) specialist / technical d) colloquial
27 ago 2013 15:48
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'Brow' is used only in written English, with very few exceptions. Neither 'forehead' or 'brow' is considered slang. If I want to create an image in writing of somebody deep in thought or having some doubts, I would say that their brow was 'furrowed' (wrinkled).
27 agosto 2013
Gary this is a question from my teacher. And I continue in doubt.
28 agosto 2013
Agreed. Those terms, if anything, relate to styles, and rarely words. In this case, brow, being somewhat archaic, would be most often be used (a)literally, as in Frank's example, but also (b) in 'brow-beaten' - which is more colloquial. Adriana - is this a question from some book, or teacher?
28 agosto 2013
The only phrase I hear used very often is "by the sweat of my brow" or a firm of that, sometimes used sarcastically.
27 agosto 2013
I take issue with the idea of "register". You would write that I speak "literary English", but I also use that same form of English in my technical, scientific writing. I conduct business in that language and I taught it to my children. In my opinion there is standard English and substandard English. Trying to classify one as "colloquial" versus "slang" adds an unnecessary complication. It is similar to saying that one language is a "creole" while another is a "pidgin".
27 agosto 2013
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