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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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And disappear/before disappearing

Jenny gets out of the car and closes the door. Toby watches her head off down the street and disappear/before disappearing in the stream of people on their way home from work.

Two questions:

1. Is 'head off' fine here? Is there a more obvious option?

2. Would both 'and disappear' and 'before disappearing' be fine?

  

Top answer

anonymous Is 'head off' fine here? Yes. anonymous Is there a more obvious option?

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Is 'head off' fine here?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous Is there a more obvious option?
  • Only you know what she did.
  • anonymous Would both 'and disappear' and 'before disappearing' be fine?
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anonymousIs 'head off' fine here?

Yes.

anonymousIs there a more obvious option?

Only you know what she did.

anonymousWould both 'and disappear' and 'before disappearing' be fine?

No, only "and disappear". The other way it could sound like Toby disappeared, for one thing.

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