[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Latest post Tue, Sep 19 2006 9:34 AM by Inchoateknowledge. 1 replies.
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Teo  +  269235 Tue, 19 Sep 06 09:20 AM

1. I saw a cat jump out of a window!

2. I saw a cat jumping out of a window!

Which of the sentences is acceptable?

Teo
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Thank you very much for your reply.
Inchoateknowledge  +  269239 Tue, 19 Sep 06 09:34 AM
I saw a cat jump out of a window = you saw the whole process -- the cat jumped out of the window.
I saw a cat jumping = I saw it during jump, but not landing -- or maybe just landing, but not while jumping

both are fine but convey different meanings
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