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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

leaping/jumping from the rooftops

If you are like most people, scaling walls and leaping from rooftops is not a normal part of your day. But then, most people don't practice parkour!

Hi,
Is 'leaping" in the above equal to "jumping?"
Btw, where the word parkour come from? Thanks.
  

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and jumping together . See the wiki entry for parkour. org/wiki/Parkour

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Leap is usually a higher and larger movement than jump, Leaping sometimes means running.and jumping together . See the wiki entry for parkour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour
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I think "leaping" implies a higher degree of athletic prowess than does "jumping," sort of in the way "diving into the water" differs from "jumping into the water." Leaping/diving requires skill. (Granted, we have Olympic events called "the high jump," and "the broad jump" which involve quite a lot of skill - not to mention parachute jumping - Hi, Nona.)
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