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    Default plunged, tumbled, and slumped

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    For each BLUE word in my sentence, do they mean reduced quickly, reduced sharply, or reduced quickly and sharply?

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    The price plunged, tumbled, and slumped from $1000 to $200.

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    Default Re: plunged, tumbled, and slumped

    Quote Originally Posted by uktous View Post
    Hi,

    Question:

    For each BLUE word in my sentence, do they mean reduced quickly, reduced sharply, or reduced quickly and sharply?

    Sentence:
    The price plunged, tumbled, and slumped from $1000 to $200.

    Thanks
    What difference do you see between "the price reduced quickly" and "the price reduced sharply"?

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    Default Re: plunged, tumbled, and slumped

    Quote Originally Posted by bhaisahab View Post
    What difference do you see between "the price reduced quickly" and "the price reduced sharply"?
    quickly means within a short preiod

    sharply means by a long amount

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