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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
SPLATTER ON vs SPLATTER WITH
How would you say these 2 sentences?
1 I hate it when people splash/splatter water on me/splash/splatter me with water when I'm around the pool.
2 He splattered mud all over my shoes.
Thank you
1 I hate it when people splash/splatter water on me/splash/splatter me with water when I'm around the pool.
2 He splattered mud all over my shoes.
Thank you
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These are all fine. The terms are often used interchangeably. If liquid falls from above (or if it's in a container which falls and breaks) and lands on a flat surface, I'd more likely use "splatters" to describe the action of the liquid.
- These are all fine.
- The terms are often used interchangeably.
- If liquid falls from above (or if it's in a container which falls and breaks) and lands on a flat surface, I'd more likely use "splatters" to describe the action of the liquid.
- It tends to shoot out laterally.
- I'm thinking here of an intransitive action, the liquid being the actor.
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These are all fine. The terms are often used interchangeably.
If liquid falls from above (or if it's in a container which falls and breaks) and lands on a flat surface, I'd more likely use "splatters" to describe the action of the liquid. It tends to shoot out laterally.
I'm thinking here of an intransitive action, the liquid being the actor.
If the liquid is pooled and qu
If liquid falls from above (or if it's in a container which falls and breaks) and lands on a flat surface, I'd more likely use "splatters" to describe the action of the liquid. It tends to shoot out laterally.
I'm thinking here of an intransitive action, the liquid being the actor.
If the liquid is pooled and qu
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