Timeline for Is it correct to say "the hem of your T-shirt is folded up. Let it down"?
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| Feb 17, 2021 at 14:21 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Feb 16, 2021 at 22:09 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | @James K - You are making an unwarranted assumption. I might ask a friend to alert me to anything unusual about my dress. Perhaps I want to look good according to my own standards. The OP's question is purely about what to say. It is not for you to prescribe people's behaviour. | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 19:59 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 16, 2021 at 19:50 | comment | added | James K | I agree with Canadian Yankee, but would go further. A tee shirt is an informal item of clothing. Nobody would ever try to "correct" this "wardrobe malfunction". So the natural thing to say is nothing at all. It will probably correct itself naturally with normal motion. | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 18:53 | answer | added | Chemomechanics | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 18:44 | comment | added | Canadian Yankee | If it is obvious what needs to be done, you can just say, "fix it." This would sound quite rude if addressed to anyone but a small child. To another adult, you could say, "You might want to fix that." | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 17:39 | comment | added | David42 | "Let it down" makes it sound like there are cords holding it up and they should be untied. | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 16:59 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | I would say 'turned up' for the hem of a garment accidentally doubled back like that. | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 16:43 | comment | added | Tom | @stangdon, in some Asian languages, we don't often say "please". That may affect my saying | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 16:42 | history | edited | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 16, 2021 at 16:41 | comment | added | stangdon | It would help to know what you are trying to say. "Let it down" or "Put it down" is a command. Are you trying to command someone else to do it? | |
| Feb 16, 2021 at 16:35 | history | asked | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |