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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The water from the rain drained into
0 The water from the rain drained into the small hole in the middle of the balcony. 02 br
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00 The rainwater ran into the small hole ... 02 br
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00 Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks. 0-
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0 Your substitute sounds fine. 02 br 02 br 00 "Drained" has a sort of functional sense, although it can be used otherwise. "Drains" are often conceived and constructed for the purpose of getting rid of unwanted water.
- 0 Your substitute sounds fine.
- 02 br 02 br 00 "Drained" has a sort of functional sense, although it can be used otherwise.
- "Drains" are often conceived and constructed for the purpose of getting rid of unwanted water.
- 02 br 02 br 00 In the first sentence, on the other hand, we feel that the story is complete.
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0 Your substitute sounds fine. It has a couple of differences in meaning. 02 br
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00 "Drained" has a sort of functional sense, although it can be used otherwise. "Drains" are often conceived and constructed for the purpose of getting rid of unwanted water. In your first sentence it's not clear if the action is intentional or unintentional. 02 br
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00 "Drained" has a sort of functional sense, although it can be used otherwise. "Drains" are often conceived and constructed for the purpose of getting rid of unwanted water. In your first sentence it's not clear if the action is intentional or unintentional. 02 br
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