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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Projected

Hi
Please tell me whether this is all right.
The goods were projecting out of the vehicle.
  

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"The good were projected out of the vehicle", to say they were projecting suggests to me they were throwing themselves out of the vehicle which is a bit odd. It is also sounds a bit unusual to use projected in this case, I would probably go for 'thrown' or 'chucked' instead.

— Makka2802

  • "The good were projected out of the vehicle", to say they were projecting suggests to me they were throwing themselves out of the vehicle which is a bit odd.
  • It is also sounds a bit unusual to use projected in this case, I would probably go for 'thrown' or 'chucked' instead.
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"The good were projected out of the vehicle", to say they were projecting suggests to me they were throwing themselves out of the vehicle which is a bit odd.
It is also sounds a bit unusual to use projected in this case, I would probably go for 'thrown' or 'chucked' instead.
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I believe the word you are looking for is "protrude " ( to extend outward beyond something else).
The goods were protruding out of the vehicle.
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Thank you, JohnParis.
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Hi,

'Out of the vehicle' sounds rather awkward to me. I suggest 'from the vehicle'.

Clive
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I agree. "From" is better.
But, I also feel that it might be a bit more formal.
Then again, my suggestion of "protrude" isn't very casual. Many would just say something like "the goods were sticking out of the vehicle (truck, car, etc.)."
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