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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
From or Through
Hi
Would you say that both of the following sentences are equally correct and natural?
Would you say that both of the following sentences are equally correct and natural?
The bullet entered his back and exited through his chest.
The bullet entered his back and exited from his chest.
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi Tom
What sort of context is this supposed to be? For example, is it supposed to sound like something a guy writing a formal autopsy report would write?
What sort of context is this supposed to be? For example, is it supposed to sound like something a guy writing a formal autopsy report would write?
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Hi Amy [long time no see 
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The context? Very simple--a friend talking to a friend...
Why? Does it sound odd
]The context? Very simple--a friend talking to a friend...
Why? Does it sound odd
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Personally, I'd put it into this context:
You exit through a door; not exit from a door. So, in terms of this, you'd use the first of the two.
Just food for thought.
You exit through a door; not exit from a door. So, in terms of this, you'd use the first of the two.
Just food for thought.
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It's hardly a type of thing a friend would talk to with a friend, unless one of them was a police officer or coroner.
He was shot from behind and the bullet went right through him.
He was shot from behind and the bullet went right through him.
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