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klafterreith
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 Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: sky jumper |
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Is there any difference?
Tom is a skydiver.
Tom is a skyjumper????
Tom is a parachutist.
Is this one ok: "we often do skydiving"
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:12 am Post subject: Re: sky jumper |
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| klafterreith wrote: |
Is there any difference?
1. Tom is a skydiver.
2. Tom is a skyjumper????
3. Tom is a parachutist. |
1 and 3 are fine. I've never heard of the term "skyjumper". Is that British English?
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| Is this one ok: "we often do skydiving" |
It's okay if you live and/or work at the airport. But it sounds more natural to say "go skydiving." |
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