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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Does this sentence make sense?
Does this sentence make sense?: "A raft of ideas flooded his mind spontaneously".
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It's not wrong, but 'spontaneously' seems unnecessary. 'Flooded' already suggests that. Clive
- It's not wrong, but 'spontaneously' seems unnecessary.
- 'Flooded' already suggests that.
- Clive
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It's not wrong, but 'spontaneously' seems unnecessary. 'Flooded' already suggests that.
Clive
Clive
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spontaneously could mean that it happened while he wasn't thinking or concentrating about that subject.
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Everything else aside, it's a mixed metaphor. A raft can't flood anything.
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