Is it correct to say "I'm having a running nose"?
I guess "running nose" and "runny nose" are both valid English phrases. Am I right?
I guess "running nose" and "runny nose" are both valid English phrases. Am I right?
Have a running/runny nose?
Both valid, the latter more usual, the sentence would be better in the simple present rather than present continuous.
I'm sorry Jim, I disagree. "Runny nose" is the correct usage. A "running nose" sounds silly and you will likely be laughed at if you use this phrase with native English speakers.
You are right. Both of these are valid phrases.
I would usually say, "My nose is running" or "I have a runny nose."
I would usually say, "My nose is running" or "I have a runny nose."
I wouldn't recommend "running" over "runny" (at least not usually), however, I wouldn't go so far as to call it incorrect or invalid.
Thanks a lot, guys.
So it is preferable to say "I have a runny nose" and "My nose is running." Whether or not "a running nose" is a valid phrase is disputed. Maybe this has something to do with different varieties of English?
So it is preferable to say "I have a runny nose" and "My nose is running." Whether or not "a running nose" is a valid phrase is disputed. Maybe this has something to do with different varieties of English?
I will try to clarify.
It is not usual to say that anyone "has a running nose."
However, a person who used this phrase would most likely be understood, even though this is not the established idiom and a native speaker would find it rather strange.
It is not usual to say that anyone "has a running nose."
However, a person who used this phrase would most likely be understood, even though this is not the established idiom and a native speaker would find it rather strange.
I have a runny nose. Or My nose is running. The runny in "runny nose" is used as the adjective to describe the nose. Running is a verb, so you would not use it to describe your nose, you would use it to explain what your nose is doing.
<< Running is a verb, so you would not use it to describe your nose, you would use it to explain what your nose is doing. >>
But you can use a verb participle as an adjective. You can say "a burning desire", for example: desire that burns. "Running nose" fits the pattern: a nose that runs. There isn't any logical reason that one doesn't say "running nose". But, still, one normally doesn't say it. It's just one of those things...
- Kef
But you can use a verb participle as an adjective. You can say "a burning desire", for example: desire that burns. "Running nose" fits the pattern: a nose that runs. There isn't any logical reason that one doesn't say "running nose". But, still, one normally doesn't say it. It's just one of those things...
- Kef
English is a weird language.
In English a nose RUNS but feet SMELL.
Surely it should be the other way around.
In English a nose RUNS but feet SMELL.
Surely it should be the other way around.