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What does There’s a rock inside my sock. mean?
What does There’s a rock inside my sock. mean?
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@chocolate1994 I agree with @Chirari that in conversation we’d say something like “there’s a pebble in my shoe.” There’s also an English children’s book called “There are Rocks in My Socks” Said the Ox to the Fox. In this case, the word “rocks” was picked to rhyme with “socks” “ox” and “fox.”
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靴下では小石があるよ
We usually say, "There's a pebble in my sock". Rocks are larger. 🏔
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@chocolate1994 I agree with @Chirari that in conversation we’d say something like “there’s a pebble in my shoe.” There’s also an English children’s book called “There are Rocks in My Socks” Said the Ox to the Fox. In this case, the word “rocks” was picked to rhyme with “socks” “ox” and “fox.”
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ROCK (esp. AmEng) : 石 、 岩石 名
"A demonstrator threw a rock." デモの参加者は石を投げた。
STONE
1. (最も一般的には石。岩よりも小さい。) 石 、 小石 名
(口語) 石ころ 名
"Use that stone there to hold the door open."
あの石を使ってドアを空けておいてください。
ⓘ あの程度の男は石ころみたいにごろごろいるさ。
2. (esp. BrEng) 小石 名; (細かいもの) 砂利 名
"The garden path is covered with small white stones."
"I have a stone in my shoe."
PEBBLE (small rock) : 小石 、 玉石 名
"Wendy is picking up pebbles on the beach."
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"I have a rock in my shoe" (66,000 Google hits)
"I have a stone in my shoe" (14,200 Google hits)
"I have a pebble in my shoe" (5,560 Google hits)
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