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They are looking for the (disappeared- disappearing) plane.
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Hi I think you have to say: they are looking for the plane that disappeared The problem with using 'disappeared' in front is that 'disappeared person', in English, has a special meaning: it is a person who has been abducted by the state and deprived of human rights. So, a 'disappeared plane' sounds odd Dave
- Hi I think you have to say: they are looking for the plane that disappeared The problem with using 'disappeared' in front is that 'disappeared person', in English, has a special meaning: it is a person who has been abducted by the state and deprived of human rights.
- So, a 'disappeared plane' sounds odd Dave
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I think you have to say: they are looking for the plane that disappeared
The problem with using 'disappeared' in front is that 'disappeared person', in English, has a special meaning: it is a person who has been abducted by the state and deprived of human rights. So, a 'disappeared plane' sounds odd
Dave
I think you have to say: they are looking for the plane that disappeared
The problem with using 'disappeared' in front is that 'disappeared person', in English, has a special meaning: it is a person who has been abducted by the state and deprived of human rights. So, a 'disappeared plane' sounds odd
Dave
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