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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

squirting/ran out

There was a leak in one of the pipes and water was squirting out all over the kitchen floor.



Can I replace "squirting out" with "ran out" in this sentence without any change in the meaning?
  

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If it is squirting out, it is coming out with pressure. The water will not simply drip or run on the floor, but go some distance horizontally (or perhaps vertically) first.

— BarbaraPA

  • If it is squirting out, it is coming out with pressure.
  • The water will not simply drip or run on the floor, but go some distance horizontally (or perhaps vertically) first.
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If it is squirting out, it is coming out with pressure. The water will not simply drip or run on the floor, but go some distance horizontally (or perhaps vertically) first.
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