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Grapepark Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

proceed: go on?

Is it right?
Freud proceeded to become one of the thinkers of the century.
  

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"went on to" sounds better to me. I wouldn't say that "proceeded to" is actually wrong, but it is more often used for actions that follow straight away.

  • "went on to" sounds better to me.
  • I wouldn't say that "proceeded to" is actually wrong, but it is more often used for actions that follow straight away.
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"went on to" sounds better to me. I wouldn't say that "proceeded to" is actually wrong, but it is more often used for actions that follow straight away.

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