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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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he can't recall the incident/event at all.

0The boy fell from a tree last year. Now, he can't recall the incident/event at all.02br
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00Do both incident and event fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 00Event 01i 00could02i 00 work but it's not as good a choice. Events usually invovled planning and are of a longer duration. "0-

  • 02br 02br 00Event 01i 00could02i 00 work but it's not as good a choice.
  • Events usually invovled planning and are of a longer duration.
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0I would use "incident" for this.02br
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00Event 01i00could02i00 work but it's not as good a choice. Events usually invovled planning and are of a longer duration. This is not an absolute, so if nothing else, just call it "native speaker intuition."0-

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