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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a common occurence/event/incident

Flooding is a common occurrence/event/incident whenever a typhoon passes through.

Do all the three underlined words fit into the above samples and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Common occurrence collocates well. Event may work, but incident does not work as well.

  • Common occurrence collocates well.
  • Event may work, but incident does not work as well.
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Common occurrence collocates well.

Event may work, but incident does not work as well.
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Grammar GeekCommon occurrence collocates well.

Event may work, but incident does not work as well.

Thanks, GG.

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