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Teal lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The little boy fell over and started to cry

The following sentence is taken from the Cambridge Dictionary:

The little boy fell over and started to cry.

My question is this:

Is it also correct to say/write, "The little boy fell down and started to cry"? If so, does it have the same meaning as the sentence with "fell over"?

Thank you.

  

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They have the same meaning,fell down can also be used to talk about a failure: ''Our mission has fallen down.''

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