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Watching "it" happen. the drowning



That wasn't an error, but the author made a few small errors (really, just unidiomatic phrases), which suggests he or she is not a native speaker of English:

> it was such a pure horror

> a happy end

> it did not wave the arms

> made no swimming movements with the legs

> a dozen of pools and slides

> 7 boys in that age

> not loose them

None of these are a big deal, though, and the writing was perfectly understandable.


Sorry, I am not a native speaker. German. Will fix the comment, so everyone can ease off again...


You're doing well, it was just someone being a grammar stickler for no good reason.


Or someone correcting him so he can learn better.


Sorry, I didn't mean to start a grammar war. It was just something that stood out as a bit strange, the meaning was understood fine though.


> it did not wave the arms


> it did not wave the arms

The drowning did not wave the arms?


Clearly not a native English speaker. They exist.




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