Bad grammar?



Looking at the instructions on a tin of talc*, I found this:

"Keep powder away from children's nose and mouth".

This just sounds wrong to me. Is it bad grammar, though?

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* Nothing else to read in the bathroom.

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    ... away from child's nose and mouth", because it seems reasonable to assume ... In that case "Keep powder away from children's noses and mouths" ... In reality though, it is probably boilerplate from the legal division, in case someone smothers their child in the stuff, so they need to be specific. ...
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  • Re: Bad grammar?
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