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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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Should "only to find it vanished like a vapor" ?
Should "only to find it vanished like a vapor" be "only to find it vanish like a puff of vapor"?
Context: I've just read through 2 pages of the sincere and serious replies. Because the net speed from China was quite slow so I have prepared to read it today only to find it vanished like a vapor.
Context: I've just read through 2 pages of the sincere and serious replies. Because the net speed from China was quite slow so I have prepared to read it today only to find it vanished like a vapor.
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"vanish(ed) like a puff of vapor" or "vanish(ed) like vapor" Both are okay. "
- "vanish(ed) like a puff of vapor" or "vanish(ed) like vapor" Both are okay.
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"vanish(ed) like a puff of vapor" or "vanish(ed) like vapor" Both are okay.
Note that it's more common to say "vanish(ed) like smoke" or "vanish(ed) like a puff of smoke."
Note that it's more common to say "vanish(ed) like smoke" or "vanish(ed) like a puff of smoke."
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