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Case vs occasion
What the difference between those two?
Can I use case in the following example? "I remember my first day at school when I stumbled and fell over and everybody laughed at me. I'll never forget this case."
18 Thg 06 2014 14:59
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No, you couldn't use 'case' here, but you could use 'occasion'.
'Case' refers to a more complex situation. It is similar to the words 'circumstances', 'conditions' or 'state of affairs'.
18 tháng 6 năm 2014
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"I'll never forget this incident" is better.
"Occasion" has multiple meanings, one of which sort of works here.
You could say, I suppose, "I'll never forget the occasion where I stumbled and fell over on the first day of school, provoking laughter from all who saw the incident."
"I'll never forget the time where I stumbled and fell over on the first day of school, provoking laughter from all who saw the incident." (using "time" is simpler and uses a 50 cent word instead of the $2 one).
I really have trouble using "case" in this sentence. Consider this...
"I have a tendency to do stupid things when I'm nervous. A case in point was the time that I met a pretty girl on the first day of school and got so flustered that I stumbled and fell over, provoking laughter from everyone including the girl in question."
"Case" is another word that has many meanings. I could explain some of them but that would get away from the original question so I'll stop here.
18 tháng 6 năm 2014
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