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buy a perfume vs buy some perfume

Both 'buy a perfume' and 'buy some perfume' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Buy a perfume' is used when referring to a specific perfume or brand, while 'buy some perfume' is more general and can refer to any perfume. The choice between them depends on the level of specificity the speaker wants to convey.

Last updated: March 31, 2024

buy a perfume

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific perfume or brand.

This phrase is used when you want to specify a particular perfume or brand that you intend to purchase.

Examples:

I want to buy a perfume from Chanel.
She decided to buy a perfume for her mother's birthday.
He asked the salesperson to help him buy a perfume for his wife.
Where can I buy a perfume that smells like roses?
I need to buy a perfume that is long-lasting.

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Hmmm. I did just buy a new perfume.
Hmmm. I did just buy a new perfume.
My wife insisted that we should buy that perfume as a present for you
Yes, but I want to buy perfume and cognac in duty-free.
I used to buy perfume, creams, makeup and clothes.
When I was filming "Johnny Reno" with Jane Russell, I didn't have to buy perfume for eight weeks 'cause whatever she was wearing ended up all over our sheets.
Thought, here's posh, boyfriend who buys you perfume.
He'd buy me perfume if I asked.
And if I buy six perfumes?
I skipped my lunch to buy your wife perfume.
Buy her a better perfume.
And I'm wearing a perfume by Shania Twain.
We're a brand, like a perfume.
Maybe they will name a perfume after Willard here.
Camera from a perfume shop on Via Della Scala.
And when it was opened, a perfume was released.
'This book started out as a perfume.
I was looking for a perfume shop.
It's not a perfume shop.
It's for a perfume, William.

Alternatives:

purchase a perfume
get a perfume
acquire a perfume
obtain a perfume
procure a perfume

buy some perfume

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to perfume in a more general sense.

This phrase is used when you want to buy perfume without specifying a particular brand or type.

Examples:

She needs to buy some perfume for the party.
I want to buy some perfume as a gift.
He decided to buy some perfume while at the mall.
Where can I buy some perfume that is not too expensive?
I should buy some perfume that has a fresh scent.

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Yes, but I want to buy perfume and cognac in duty-free.
I used to buy perfume, creams, makeup and clothes.
When I was filming "Johnny Reno" with Jane Russell, I didn't have to buy perfume for eight weeks 'cause whatever she was wearing ended up all over our sheets.
Thought, here's posh, boyfriend who buys you perfume.
He'd buy me perfume if I asked.
And if I buy six perfumes?
I skipped my lunch to buy your wife perfume.
Hmmm. I did just buy a new perfume.
Hmmm. I did just buy a new perfume.
My wife insisted that we should buy that perfume as a present for you
I thought some perfume for Mrs Doyle.
It's probably just some perfume.
Lyolya, I've brought you some perfume.
She brought some perfume, too.
Put on some perfume to cover the smell.
"I want some perfume," he says.
I'll bring you a 2lb box of candy, maybe some perfume.
Tom bought a bottle of vodka and some perfume at the duty-free shop.
Anyway, I would like you to help choose some perfume with me.
Right now you should be somewhere, in your drawers, trying to sell some perfume.

Alternatives:

purchase some perfume
get some perfume
acquire some perfume
obtain some perfume
procure some perfume

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