On the floor below, they've heard the shooting/gunfire come to an end.
- Is "come to an end" OK?
- If what they heard was the sound of an automatic firearm being fired almost constantly for several minutes, could both 'shooting' and 'gunfire' be used?
anonymous - Is "come to an end" OK? Yes, but "stopped" is just as good. anonymous could both 'shooting' and 'gunfire' be used?
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anonymous- Is "come to an end" OK?
Yes, but "stopped" is just as good.
anonymouscould both 'shooting' and 'gunfire' be used?
Yes.
I'd write the following, if you're interested.
On the floor below the gunfire stopped.
CJ