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BMO
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 Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:28 am Post subject: On impact |
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1. He suffered fatal injuries on impact when he was thrown from the car.
2. He suffered fatal injuries when he was thrown from the car on impact.
Which is correct?
Thanks.
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: On impact |
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Both are correct, depending on the situation (yeah, one of those wierd grammar situations again):
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| 1. He suffered fatal injuries on impact when he was thrown from the car. |
Maybe the car crashed, maybe it did not and he just fell out for some reason, but in any case he was injured when his body came to a sudden stop against the pavement or tree or wall or whatever.
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| 2. He suffered fatal injuries when he was thrown from the car on impact. |
The car definitely crashed, and the car came to a sudden stop. The sudden stop threw him from the car. Either being thrown (through the windshield) or the sudden impact on the pavement/wall/tree/whatever caused his injuries. |
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BMO
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot, and yes, I can see the difference now. It is very interesting this English language.
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| BMO wrote: |
| It is very interesting this English language. |
And so confusing! Move a preposition from this part of a sentence to that part, and your meaning changes completely.
Good luck! |
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