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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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twist vs turn

0He said he did it "by making sure that the story itself is a good story. The book stands or falls by whether people find the story robust, full of twists and turns and exciting."02br
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00What's the difference between twists and turns?02br
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0Sorry for the confusing question. I wanted to know the figurative meanings. I know the literal meanings. Sorry again. I thought you had some hidden message in the links and I actually checked each and everyone of them. Thanks, anyway.0-
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0Unexpected or unusual developments in the course of events in the narration are just idiomatically called "twists and turns" (of plot). In the figurative sense there is really no attempt to make a distinction between a twist of plot and a turn of plot -- except that twists seem more complex, I suppose. 05002br
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0It's clear to me now. Thanks, CJ.0-

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