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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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As I walked or as I was walking

Hi. What is the difference?

1. As I walked forward it, I spotted a coin.

2. As I was walking forward it, I spotted a coin.
  

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Both are bad, but I have fixed them, and there is no difference in intent; #2 slightly relegates the action of walking to the background. 1. As I walked toward it, I spotted a coin.

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are bad, but I have fixed them, and there is no difference in intent; #2 slightly relegates the action of walking to the background.
  • 1.
  • As I walked toward it, I spotted a coin.
  • 2.
  • As I was walking toward it, I spotted a coin.
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Both are bad, but I have fixed them, and there is no difference in intent; #2 slightly relegates the action of walking to the background.

1. As I walked toward it, I spotted a coin.

2. As I was walking toward it, I spotted a coin.
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