"falling" or "having fallen"

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Teleostomi  #322270  Wed, 31 Jan 07 06:06 AM

(1) The snow falling overnight has caused traffic chaos.
(2) Thesnow, having fallen overnight, has caused traffic chaos.

Are there any differences of meaning? Is it true that the latter is felt as one-time event, whereas the former sounds like the event frequently occur?

  
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Clive  #322277  Wed, 31 Jan 07 06:44 AM

Hi,

(1) The snow falling overnight has caused traffic chaos.
(2) Thesnow, having fallen overnight, has caused traffic chaos.

Are there any differences of meaning? Ther's not a lot of difference. Howevr, #1 sounds like the snow caused chaos as it was falling. #2 sounds like the snow fell, and then it caused chaos,

Is it true that the latter is felt as one-time event, whereas the former sounds like the event frequently occur? No, that's not a good way to look at it.

Best wishes, Clive 

  
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