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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
rocketing?
Hi
Please tell me if this is correct.
His rocketing out swinger (cricket) left me clueless as to how it tumbled the middle stump.
Please tell me if this is correct.
His rocketing out swinger (cricket) left me clueless as to how it tumbled the middle stump.
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"outswinger" is one word. I think that "knocked over" or "knocked out" would be better than "tumbled".
- "outswinger" is one word.
- I think that "knocked over" or "knocked out" would be better than "tumbled".
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"outswinger" is one word. I think that "knocked over" or "knocked out" would be better than "tumbled".
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vsureshHis rocketing out swinger (cricket) left me clueless as to how it tumbled the middle stump.For anyone with no particular interest in cricket, this is a bunch of gibberish words with no meanings. That's just how I see it.
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grammarfreakFor anyone with no particular interest in cricket, this is a bunch of gibberish words with no meanings. That's just how I see it.Well, it does make sense in the context of cricket!
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rocketing - moving very, very fast.
out-swinger - refers to the direction in which the ball was moving.
Clive
out-swinger - refers to the direction in which the ball was moving.
Clive
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For anyone with no particular interest in cricket, this is a bunch of gibberish words with no meanings. That's just how I see it.
True.
That's also how I see baseball and American football writing.
True.
That's also how I see baseball and American football writing.
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