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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
investigation (going on/afoot/is being carried out)
Hello,
Here's a sentence by Cambridge Dictionary: "An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of of a 13-year-old boy." Can we say: "An investigation into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy is afoot/going on/is being carried out"? Do they make sense? I realize that the meaning of "afoot" is different, but I would like to know if it fits the context.
Thank you
Here's a sentence by Cambridge Dictionary: "An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of of a 13-year-old boy." Can we say: "An investigation into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy is afoot/going on/is being carried out"? Do they make sense? I realize that the meaning of "afoot" is different, but I would like to know if it fits the context.
Thank you
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They are all grammatically okay. But the word "afoot" is a little to light-hearted to use about a lost child. The word "afoot" is used mostly in murder mystery cliches now and not much else!
- They are all grammatically okay.
- But the word "afoot" is a little to light-hearted to use about a lost child.
- The word "afoot" is used mostly in murder mystery cliches now and not much else!
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They are all grammatically okay. But the word "afoot" is a little to light-hearted to use about a lost child. The word "afoot" is used mostly in murder mystery cliches now and not much else!
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ImDarkerThanYou But the word "afoot" is a little too light-hearted to use about a lost child.
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Thank you,
Does that mean that an investigation can be going on? Isn't it a little too informal, should I say colloquial?
Thank you again
Does that mean that an investigation can be going on? Isn't it a little too informal, should I say colloquial?
Thank you again
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