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Jênisson (Aeneas)
How should I write? The house was ignited. The house was burned. The house was kindled. The house was inflamed. The house was lit by fire. I want to say that the house burned but not accidentally, someone put fire on the house on purpose.
18 feb. 2011 19:21
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Someone set the house on fire. The house was set on fire. Perhaps a little more informal.... Someone torched the house.
18 februari 2011
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The last one most closely means that it was intentional. But Jon is right. By saying "someone lit the house on fire" or "someone burned the house" is a better way to say that. P.S. The word "arson" is the act of intentionally setting something on fire.
18 februari 2011
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Can't you just say "someone"? None of those imply whether or not it was accidental or intentional. "Someone burned down the house" - This, at least implies, that is was intentional.
18 februari 2011
There was arson involved in the house fire
19 februari 2011
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