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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

to stamp/tramp upstairs

Hello,
Do they suggest that the person's angry? Here's an example: "Oliver tramped/stamped upstairs to his room."? What do you normally use in such contexts?
  

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I would use either stomped or tramped .

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  • I would use either stomped or tramped .
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I would use either stomped or tramped.
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I am sorry for asking, but is there anything wrong with "stamp"? Is it different in meaning?
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Gene93I am sorry for asking, but is there anything wrong with "stamp"? Is it different in meaning?
No need to be sorry! My own feeling is that one stamps one foot forcibly on the floor (once or twice), while one stomps up the stairs. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with stamp in your case; it's just that I don't find it quite natural. Others may disag
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There's a sentence I found that confused me a little. Here it is "The children came stamping down the stairs." Obviously, "stamp" doesn't collocate well with "stairs". Can we use all three of them in "She stamped/stomped/tramped into the editor's office." and "She turned around and tramped/stamped/stomped out of the room"?
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Gene93There's a sentence I found that confused me a little. Here it is "The children came stamping down the stairs." Obviously, "stamp" doesn't collocate well with "stairs". Can we use all three of them in "She stamped/stomped/tramped into the editor's office." and "She turned around and tramped/stamped/stomped out of the room"?
I think I've explained my posit
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