‘ a heavy blow’ VS ‘a sharp blow’
The man forgot everything when he received a heavy blow on the head.
Can place ‘heavy’ with ‘sharp’?
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The man forgot everything when he received a heavy blow on the head.
Can place ‘heavy’ with ‘sharp’?
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That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
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Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago
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The man forgot everything when he received a heavy blow on the head.
Can place ‘heavy’ with ‘sharp’?
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The man forgot everything when he received a heavy blow on the head.
Can place ‘heavy’ with ‘sharp’?
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That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
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Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago
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That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
1
Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago
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That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
1
1
Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago
Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago
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That depends on context. What caused the blow to the head?
– R Mac
yesterday
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Heavy and sharp mean different things. You can use 'sharp' if the blow was actually sharp.
– DJClayworth
21 hours ago