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Writingtosms Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Fell down vs Had a fall
Hi
I have two sentences:
- I fell down yesterday.
- I had a fall yesterday.
Do they both mean the same? If so, can they be used interchangeably?
Please help.
Thank you
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writingtosms Do they both mean the same? They can. By the way, we don't say they both mean the same.
- writingtosms Do they both mean the same?
- They can.
- By the way, we don't say they both mean the same.
- That would mean that each one means the same considered separately, which is nonsense.
- And they mean the same thing or have the same meaning.
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writingtosmsDo they both mean the same?
They can. By the way, we don't say they both mean the same. That would mean that each one means the same considered separately, which is nonsense. And they mean the same thing or have the same meaning. Use "Do they mean the same thing?"
writingtosmsIf so, can they be used interchangeably?
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There's also 'took a fall'.
However, 'had a fall' and 'took a fall' are extremely rare compared to 'fell'. They barely register on the graph that Google Ngrams gives.
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