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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
tip and turn
Hello,
Here's a sentence: The card came round the corner too fast and tipped onto its side. What would be the difference between this sentence and "The card came round the corner too fast and turned onto its side."? For some reason tip suggests to me a 45 degree angle, whereas "turned onto its side" suggests to me that it was lying flat on the ground. What do you think?
Here's a sentence: The card came round the corner too fast and tipped onto its side. What would be the difference between this sentence and "The card came round the corner too fast and turned onto its side."? For some reason tip suggests to me a 45 degree angle, whereas "turned onto its side" suggests to me that it was lying flat on the ground. What do you think?
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I suppose you must mean "car" rather than "card"??
- I suppose you must mean "car" rather than "card"??
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The first sentence would usually imply that the car - going fast around the corner - on its own, went over on its side (that is, so that the doors were flat on the ground).
The second sentence would usually imply that the car - going fast around the corner - went over on its side due to the actions of the driver, who violently turned the steering wheel, causing the car to go over on its s
The second sentence would usually imply that the car - going fast around the corner - went over on its side due to the actions of the driver, who violently turned the steering wheel, causing the car to go over on its s
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AnonymousThe first sentence would usually imply that the car - going fast around the corner - on its own, went over on its side (that is, so that the doors were flat on the ground).The second sentence would usually imply that the car - going fast around the corner - went over on its side due to the actions of the driver, who violently turned the steering wheel, causing th
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Gene93Thank you both. What do you think GPY?Personally I do not see any significant difference in meaning. Stylistically I have a weak preference for "tipped".
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If you walk out of a building and you see this very same car on its side, would you still say "There's a car tipped on its side"?
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Gene93If you walk out of a building and you see this very same car on its side, would you still say "There's a car tipped on its side"?Perhaps, but I think most likely I would say "There's a car on its side".
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Oh, okay. You would say "It came fast round the corned and tipped on its side." - you saw everything. "There was a car turned on its side." - You haven't seen the whole action.
Anyway, is it wrong to say "There's a car tipped on its side in front of my neighbour's house"? Does it sound unnatural? These are my last questions. Thank you for everything.
Anyway, is it wrong to say "There's a car tipped on its side in front of my neighbour's house"? Does it sound unnatural? These are my last questions. Thank you for everything.
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Gene93Anyway, is it wrong to say "There's a car tipped on its side in front of my neighbour's house"? Does it sound unnatural?No.
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