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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

The fire was raging out of the apartment.

Hi

Would you say both rage and blaze are correct? Any other better option?

The fire was raging/blazing out of the apartment. 

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom out of the apartment. I have difficulty with this one.

— Wilpeter

  • Mr.
  • Tom out of the apartment.
  • I have difficulty with this one.
  • The 'raging' takes place because the fire wants to escape; raging being an applied emotion.
  • Blazing is what fires do, generally; no emotion expressed.
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Mr. Tom out of the apartment.
I have difficulty with this one. The 'raging' takes place because the fire wants to escape; raging being an applied emotion. Blazing is what fires do, generally; no emotion expressed. "out of the apartment." seems to go better with "Bursting".
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Thanks, wilpeter.

So, is this sentence totally natural?

The raging fire was bursting out of the apartment.

Tom
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Yes. I might shorten it slightly to "bursting from the apartment." to emphasize the speed of activity.
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