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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

lose its grip



Would you say : 'The cat lost its grip at the jump'
How would you say that?

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It never did "grip" (if cats, indeed, grip) at the end, so it couldn't have 'lost' it. You need to refocus the action: perhaps 'misjudged the distance in the leap' or 'didn't complete the leap' or 'didn't make it to the other landing'.

— Philip

  • It never did "grip" (if cats, indeed, grip) at the end, so it couldn't have 'lost' it.
  • You need to refocus the action: perhaps 'misjudged the distance in the leap' or 'didn't complete the leap' or 'didn't make it to the other landing'.
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It never did "grip" (if cats, indeed, grip) at the end, so it couldn't have 'lost' it. You need to refocus the action: perhaps 'misjudged the distance in the leap' or 'didn't complete the leap' or 'didn't make it to the other landing'.
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I'm trying to say that the surface was slippery so that cat wasn't able to get its footing or something. Do you know what I mean?
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Anonymous I'm trying to say that the surface was slippery so that cat wasn't able to get its footing or something. Do you know what I mean?
I think I've offered my best.
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Hi

In the video, it's not clear that the cat gets a grip at all. It looks like it falls short

If it did get its paws almost onto the ledge, then it failed to get a grip

If it got a grip, but its hind paws failed, then it lost its footing

Dave
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