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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

swallow too fast

Should one say 'swallowed fast'? Is this the natural thing to say?
I was drinking water really fast and swallowed too fast and almost choked.

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Anonymous Should one say 'swallowed fast'? Thank you No, not normally. The group of muscles connected to our upper digestive tract control and allow the "swallowing" to take place when we deem ready.

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  • Anonymous Should one say 'swallowed fast'?
  • Thank you No, not normally.
  • The group of muscles connected to our upper digestive tract control and allow the "swallowing" to take place when we deem ready.
  • The natural "swallowing" process requires our upper digestive tract to be free of obstruction before the actual "awallowing".
  • Choking occurs when the upper digestive tract muscle movement is impeded.
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AnonymousShould one say 'swallowed fast'? Is this the natural thing to say?I was drinking water really fast and swallowed too fast and almost choked.Thank you
No, not normally. The group of muscles connected to our upper digestive tract control and allow the "swallowing" to take place when we deem ready. The natural "swallowing" process requires our upper dige
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When you drink, and you start coughing is it because you swallowed to fast or something else?
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