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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"falling" or "having fallen"

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10(1) The snow 11b10falling12b10 overnight has caused traffic chaos.12br
10(2) Thesnow, 11b10having12b10 11b10fallen12b10 overnight, has caused traffic chaos.12br
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10Are there any differences of meaning? Is it true that the latter is felt as one-time event, whereas the former sounds like the event frequently occur?0-
  

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12br 12font 12br 12blockquote 11font 00Are there any differences of meaning? 02font 00Ther's not a lot of difference. Howevr, #1 sounds like the snow caused chaos as it was falling.

— Clive

  • 12br 12font 12br 12blockquote 11font 00Are there any differences of meaning?
  • 02font 00Ther's not a lot of difference.
  • Howevr, #1 sounds like the snow caused chaos as it was falling.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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11font10(1) The snow 11b10falling12b10 overnight has caused traffic chaos.12br
10(2) Thesnow, 11b10having12b10 11b10fallen12b10 overnight, has caused traffic chaos.12br
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