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Ipodmini Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

march into

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But before they could steal everything, officials from Cairo marched into town. They heard about the discovery and were determined to bring the royal mummies back to the capital. It was to become an unforgettable event in Egyptian history.

What's the difference if I replace "marched into" with "went into" or "swarmed into"?
  

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If people "swarm" it sound like there is a great number of them, and they are not necessarily focused on a goal. Picture a bunch of bees just buzzing around a hive. Certainly "went" is an acceptable verb, but it doesn't have much passion.

— BarbaraPA

  • If people "swarm" it sound like there is a great number of them, and they are not necessarily focused on a goal.
  • Picture a bunch of bees just buzzing around a hive.
  • Certainly "went" is an acceptable verb, but it doesn't have much passion.
  • " And likewise, they don't "swarm" or "march," they "go" (past - went).
  • "marched" sounds like they came with an air of "officialness" (that's NOT a word, by the way), and had a purpose.
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If people "swarm" it sound like there is a great number of them, and they are not necessarily focused on a goal. Picture a bunch of bees just buzzing around a hive.

Certainly "went" is an acceptable verb, but it doesn't have much passion. If you are writing news articles, you are supposed to take emotion out of strictly factual articles, so people don't "exclaim" or "retort" or "wonder" o
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What's the difference if I replace "marched into" with "went into" or "swarmed into"?
Well, the difference is in meaning, of course!
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Thank you both. I got it!Emotion: smile
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