"He fell on the nose" vs "He fell on the mouth."

[Tom]

Hi

Would you say both of the following sentences carry the same meaning? Looked from any angle, a person can fall only one way on his mouth, IMP.

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

How about "He fell on his face" instead?

Neither one of your sentences strikes me as particularly natural. One reason is that people usually use the possessive adjective in such sentences.

If I had to choose between 'nose' and 'mouth', I'd choose 'nose' if only because a person's nose usually sticks out further than a person's mouth, and would therefore tend to hit the ground first.

Using 'face' would be more general. I suppose I might use one of the more specific words that you suggested if that particular part of the person's face sustained the only or the primary injury.

By the way, I think chin injuries would also be pretty common in the type of fall you seem to have in mind.
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[Lost_Soul]