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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

How are they different?

The bus came to a halt.
The bus halted.
Which one is used in conversation?
How are they different?
  

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These are more examples of written English. In conversation, it would be more common to just say The bus stopped. That being said, came to a halt would be more natural for this sentence in written English than halted.

  • These are more examples of written English.
  • In conversation, it would be more common to just say The bus stopped.
  • That being said, came to a halt would be more natural for this sentence in written English than halted.
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These are more examples of written English. In conversation, it would be more common to just say The bus stopped. Emotion: wink

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