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[learner1]

Hello,

'He was not paying attention and as a result/consequence stepped in a pile of dog crap.'

1.Could we use 'as a result/consequence' this way as in the sentence above?
2.Could we use 'a heap of' instead of 'a pile of' here?

Thank you very much.

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Learner -

1 - Yes, either 'as a result' or 'as a consequence' would be fine.

2 - 'a pile of dog crap' is the commonly accepted usage...'a heap' is not.

Philo

[learner1]

Thank you very much, Philo.