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Soheil1 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Fizz;e out
Hi
What's the difference between
Sadly, there are no volcanoes on the South Island of New Zealand, and the volcanic chain we have been following all round the pacific seems to fizzle out there.
and
Sadly, there are no volcanoes on the South Island of New Zealand, and the volcanic chain we have been following all round the pacific seems to finish there.
?Thanks in advance
What's the difference between
Sadly, there are no volcanoes on the South Island of New Zealand, and the volcanic chain we have been following all round the pacific seems to fizzle out there.
and
Sadly, there are no volcanoes on the South Island of New Zealand, and the volcanic chain we have been following all round the pacific seems to finish there.
?Thanks in advance
Top answer
One is formal and the other informal. Can you decide which is which? )
- One is formal and the other informal.
- Can you decide which is which?
- )
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One is formal and the other informal. Can you decide which is which?
(Capitalise Pacific.)
(Capitalise Pacific.)
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Normally the phrasal verb is informal.
Is the difference just that?
(The sentence is directly copied from BNC)
Is the difference just that?
(The sentence is directly copied from BNC)
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Can we say
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they finished.
instead of
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they fizzled out.
?
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they finished.
instead of
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they fizzled out.
?
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I followed the tyre tracks north for a couple of hours until they petered out.
I followed the tyre tracks north for a couple of hours until they disappeared.
I followed the tyre tracks north for a couple of hours until they were too faint to make out.
I followed the tyre tracks north for a couple of hours until they disappeared.
I followed the tyre tracks north for a couple of hours until they were too faint to make out.
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So
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they fizzled out = I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they disappeared?
I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they fizzled out = I followed tyre-tracks north for a couple of hours until they disappeared?
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