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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Feign or fake

Are all 3 correct or is only one correct?

I started laughing but when I saw she was getting mad, I fake coughed/faked coughs/feigned coughs. When she asked "why are you laughing?" I said I'm coughing.

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Anonymous I started laughing but when I saw she was getting mad, ... I pretended I was coughing instead. That's about the only way I think a native speaker would say it.

  • Anonymous I started laughing but when I saw she was getting mad, ...
  • I pretended I was coughing instead.
  • That's about the only way I think a native speaker would say it.
  • CJ
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AnonymousI started laughing but when I saw she was getting mad, ...
I pretended I was coughing instead.

That's about the only way I think a native speaker would say it.

CJ

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