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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

And / and then

Hello.

I'd like to know if there's any difference between.

He waved at her and walked away

and

He waved at her and then walked away

Thank you.
  

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He waved at her and walked away and He waved at her and then walked away The second one seems to be redundant. "He waved at her and walked away" is all right.

— Vsuresh

  • He waved at her and walked away and He waved at her and then walked away The second one seems to be redundant.
  • "He waved at her and walked away" is all right.
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He waved at her and walked away

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He waved at her and then walked away

The second one seems to be redundant.
"He waved at her and walked away" is all right.
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Hi,
'd like to know if there's any difference between.

He waved at her and walked away
This does not explicitly say that the events happened in this sequence, although we often do mean that.
But I might wnat to tell you the events in some other order, eg in orde
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Thank you, Mr Clive. The explanation you have provided is really very useful.
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