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Mosja Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Isnt it more natural to use the word "energy"

Someone had told me that this is correct:

She needs more power to jump.


It makes me think like she is a machine.

Which word is more natural? Power or energy?

  

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It would be helpful if you give the context.

  • It would be helpful if you give the context.
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It would be helpful if you give the context.

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She needs more powerful muscles to be able to jump over that fence.

She needs to train more to be able to participate in a hurdles race.

She is very tired. She does not have enough energy to jump over that barrier.

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mosjaWhich word is more natural? Power or energy?

'power', 'energy' and 'strength' can all be used with the idea of jumping. Each focuses on a slightly different aspect of the person jumping.

These men possessed the power to jump higher, run faster, and perform acrobatic dunks more spectacular than anyone in the land.

And he

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