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28 May 2016
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You need to eat it without spilling the powder around. Does this sound natural?
You need to eat it without spilling the powder around. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
you don't need around because the fact that you're spilling it suggests it's going everywhere, but it's not incorrect.
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