Is 'slips' very appropriate in the two examples?
Example 1:
Finn slips around a corner just before the two bullies enter the corridor.
Example 2:
Tom runs down the hall. Gunman 1 raises his rifle.
Gunman 2: Don't shoot! We need him alive.
Gunman 1 lowers his rifle, and Tom slips around a corner.
SLIP From dictionary: go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice.
QUESTION: Is "slips" very appropriate in both of the two examples even though Tom clearly has attracted notice in the second example?
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anonymous QUESTION: Is "slips" very appropriate in both of the two examples even though Tom clearly has attracted notice in the second example? Yes, but I'd be tempted to substitute "darts". CJ
- anonymous QUESTION: Is "slips" very appropriate in both of the two examples even though Tom clearly has attracted notice in the second example?
- Yes, but I'd be tempted to substitute "darts".
- CJ
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anonymousQUESTION: Is "slips" very appropriate in both of the two examples even though Tom clearly has attracted notice in the second example?
Yes, but I'd be tempted to substitute "darts".
CJ
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