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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Natural or Strange?
Does this sentence sound strange to you?
In Europe, when people accidentally touch someone on the street, they almost always say, "I'm sorry."
Is it better to use "bump into someone" or "brush someone" instead of
"accidentally touch?" In this context, it's not a violent touch, more like a gentle one.
In Europe, when people accidentally touch someone on the street, they almost always say, "I'm sorry."
Is it better to use "bump into someone" or "brush someone" instead of
"accidentally touch?" In this context, it's not a violent touch, more like a gentle one.
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Hi All of your suggestions are good. We do brush up against people when we don't mean to, or accidentally touch them. The most natural, I'd say, is "bump into" ...
- Hi All of your suggestions are good.
- We do brush up against people when we don't mean to, or accidentally touch them.
- The most natural, I'd say, is "bump into" ...
- - If we bump into someone accidentally, we say 'I'm sorry' Dave
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Hi
All of your suggestions are good. We do brush up against people when we don't mean to, or accidentally touch them. The most natural, I'd say, is "bump into" ...
- If we bump into someone accidentally, we say 'I'm sorry'
Dave
All of your suggestions are good. We do brush up against people when we don't mean to, or accidentally touch them. The most natural, I'd say, is "bump into" ...
- If we bump into someone accidentally, we say 'I'm sorry'
Dave
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