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0One time, I took my family on a camping trip in a jungle and on the second day, wildfires broke out and the sky was filled with smoke and ashes and the fires were heading in our direction. Fortunately, in order to reach us, the fires would have to jump over the river near our camp which was 10 metres wide. It was a "  ?? " experience.02br02br001. Are there any mistakes?02br02br002. How would you describe the experience?  Any suggestions on the adjectives before experience?02br02br00Thanks a lot!0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

0Hi,02br
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01font00One time, I took my family on a camping trip in a jungle and on the second day, wildfires broke out and the sky was filled with smoke and ashes and the fires were heading in our direction. Fortunately, in order to reach us, the fires would have to jump over the river near our camp which was 10 metres wide. It was a " ?? " experience.02font02br
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00Once I took my family on a camping trip in the jungle. On the second day, wildfires broke out, the sky filled with smoke and ashes, and the fires headed in our direction. Fortunately, in order to reach us, the fires would have had to jump over the river near our camp, which was 10 metres wide. It was a " ?? " experience.02br
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01font001. Are there any mistakes?02font02br
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00I wonder if you mean 'forest' rather than 'jungle'?02br
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01font002. How would you describe the experience? Any suggestions on the adjectives before experience? 02font00Frightening01u01i00 or02i02u00 terrifying.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Let's say we took a boat to a remote island. Would you say "a jungle", "the jungle", "a forest", or the forest"?02br
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00Also, why "had" is needed in "the fires would have had "? How do you interpret the phrase without "had"?02br
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00Thanks!0-

Takoyaki-English · Answer

0New2grammar,02br
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00One day, I took my family to a 01u00jungle02u00 (just a wooded island?) for camping.02br
00On the second day, wildfires broke out and the sky was filled with smoke and ashes. The flames were headed toward us, but fortunately, we were safe because there was a 10-meter-wide river right ahead.02br
00It was a frightening experience for us.0-

New2grammar · Answer

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00I know it's labeled jungle. But what do you think?02p

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Takoyaki-English · Answer

0New2grammar,02br
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00Why don't you call it "a jungle-like island," then?0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Maybe I'll create a new thread to discuss this. Thanks for your suggestion.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0I'm very bad with explaining conditionals, but basically, it was in the past, so it needs the "had."02br
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00Future: Once we have our new telephone system, to reach the receptionaist, you will have to...02br
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00Current/general: To reach the receptionist, you have to...02br
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00Past: With that old system, to have reached the receptionist (which you never did), you would have had to...0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Believe it or not, I totally get you. Good Job!Ummm...by the way, can I say  "get you" ? It sounds like it means "catch you literally"0-

Believer · Answer

0Hi, Clive.02br
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00You wrote in your reply:02br
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00Once I took my family on a camping trip in the jungle. On the second day, wildfires broke out, the sky filled with smoke and ashes, and the fires headed in our direction. Fortunately, in order to reach us, the fires would have had to jump over the river near our camp, which was 10 metres wide. It was a " ?? " experience.02br
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00When I write something, I always try to choose a right word that I think fits the context. Here, 'jump over' is what troubles me. I think that when one uses that word, most of the time is for situations where a living being or animal is involved, eg, "a cat jumped over a fence." Now to use where 'fires' would do that is what troubles me. Is it OK to use that phrase to describe what is happening? I know we use similes, metaphors and the technique of personification to liven up the writing but whenever I see the use of a word that seems to appear in a certain context for the most of the time to be used differently than I had expected. the use of it troubles me. 02br
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00Would you say the writing is a personal account?02br
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00On a second thought, we seem to write like that in normal writing situations like this:02br
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00Today, I went to a zoo and a rose, forced by a sudden strong wind, came leaning toward and touched my chin. I had a great day at the zoo. 0-

Goodman · Answer

0<<>> How would you describe the experience? Any suggestions on the adjectives before experience?02br
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00This experience can be almost anything...02br
00Harrowing experience02br
00Horrifying " " 02br
00Unforgettable " "02br
00Uneasy " " 0-

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