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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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was trapped/stuck
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00 Are 'trapped' and 'stuck' interchangeable and mean the same here? 02 br
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00 The only bridge across the river was destroyed, therefore, they were trapped/stuck. 02 br
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00 Are 'trapped' and 'stuck' interchangeable and mean the same here? 02 br
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00 The only bridge across the river was destroyed, therefore, they were trapped/stuck. 02 br
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0 Trapped has a sense of "no escape" while something else bad can happen. 02 br 02 br 00 Stuck just means, more or less, that you can't make further progress. You can get stuck working a Soduko problem, but not trapped.
- 0 Trapped has a sense of "no escape" while something else bad can happen.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Stuck just means, more or less, that you can't make further progress.
- You can get stuck working a Soduko problem, but not trapped.
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0 Trapped has a sense of "no escape" while something else bad can happen. 02 br
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00 Stuck just means, more or less, that you can't make further progress. You can get stuck working a Soduko problem, but not trapped. If your front door is jammed shut, you may be stuck inside until someone comes to fix it, but you're not "trapped" unless there's a house fire or some sort of hom
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00 Stuck just means, more or less, that you can't make further progress. You can get stuck working a Soduko problem, but not trapped. If your front door is jammed shut, you may be stuck inside until someone comes to fix it, but you're not "trapped" unless there's a house fire or some sort of hom
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0 Hi GG, 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your clear explanation. I'm afraid there are some expressions in your post I don't understand. 02 br
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00 What does 'Soduko problem'and 'homocidal' 'mean? 02 br
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00 If you're on an island and the bridge goes out... 02 br
00 What does 'goes out' mean here? 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your clear explanation. I'm afraid there are some expressions in your post I don't understand. 02 br
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00 What does 'Soduko problem'and 'homocidal' 'mean? 02 br
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00 If you're on an island and the bridge goes out... 02 br
00 What does 'goes out' mean here? 02 br
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0 Sudoku is a number puzzle. (google Sudoku) 02 br
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00 Homocidal maniac - this is a crazy person intending to kill you 02 br
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00 "The bridge went out" - the bridge was destroyed or, at least, no longer passable. 02 br
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00 I really don't think either trapped or stuck works in your example. There is no imminent danger and they can alway
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00 Homocidal maniac - this is a crazy person intending to kill you 02 br
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00 "The bridge went out" - the bridge was destroyed or, at least, no longer passable. 02 br
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00 I really don't think either trapped or stuck works in your example. There is no imminent danger and they can alway
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0 Hi GG, 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your explanation again. 0-
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00 Thank you very much for your explanation again. 0-
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