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Vincent Teo

#535701 Wed, 02 Jul 08 12:24 PM

Can I say,

When Ali and John heard the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.

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Mr Wordy

#535746 Wed, 02 Jul 08 12:55 PM

Yes, you can, but I'd tend to replace "incident" with a more specific word, such as "argument", "disturbance", etc., as appropriate.

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Marius Hancu

#535844 Wed, 02 Jul 08 02:41 PM

One does not hear an incident, but:

When Ali and John heard the noise generated by the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.

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Marius Hancu

#535847 Wed, 02 Jul 08 02:44 PM

Or:

When Ali and John heard about the incident, Lili took them to help the lady.