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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Stumble and then tumble

Hi to all moderators,

I stumbled over a rock and tumbled.

Is the order of actions correct? stumble is before tumble because it means nearly falling, but not fallen.
  

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How about these 2 ones?

I slipped and fell.

I tripped and fell.

Thanks a lot.
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