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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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And it escalated one day when...

His mother told me that he often got into arguments with classmates. And it escalated one day when he threatened to...

- Is "escalated" the right word here?

- Is the emboldened sentence phrased in a natural way?

  

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anonymous Is "escalated" the right word here? Yes. A less formal expression you might hear in that situation is And it came to a head one day when he threatened to ...

  • anonymous Is "escalated" the right word here?
  • Yes.
  • A less formal expression you might hear in that situation is And it came to a head one day when he threatened to ...
  • anonymous Is the emboldened sentence phrased in a natural way?
  • Yes.
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anonymousIs "escalated" the right word here?

Yes. A less formal expression you might hear in that situation is

And it came to a head one day when he threatened to ....

anonymousIs the emboldened sentence phrased in a natural way?

Yes.

CJ

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