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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocab question no. 15 - rap VS knock

Dear All,

I've been studying names of different noises and two of them leave me perplexed. The article I'm reading now differentiaties between a rap or the verb rapping/to rap and a knock or to knock/knocking.

From what I've read, it seems that rapping is a noise that draws sb's attention. However, I see no reason why knocking wouldn't have the same effect. Another thing is that rapping seems to be like a pattern-sound, a melody, while knocking is just random.

Can you help me out here?
  

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Here''s one difference A rap is a quick, sharp sound, eg the noise you would hear if you used your knuckles on my front door to get me to open it. A knock can be a rap, but it can also sound different, eg if you hit my front door with your fist. Clive

— Clive

  • Here''s one difference A rap is a quick, sharp sound, eg the noise you would hear if you used your knuckles on my front door to get me to open it.
  • A knock can be a rap, but it can also sound different, eg if you hit my front door with your fist.
  • Clive
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Here''s one difference

A rap is a quick, sharp sound, eg the noise you would hear if you used your knuckles on my front door to get me to open it.

A knock can be a rap, but it can also sound different, eg if you hit my front door with your fist.

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CliveA knock can be a rap, but it can also sound different, eg if you hit my front door with your fist.
Wouldn't that be a thump ?
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Could be. My point is that 'knock' is a rather general kind of word.
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