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    Default smell something burning/burnt

    Do/Can you smell something burning/burnt?

    Are both burning and burnt fine with the sentence? Is there a difference?

    Thank you in advance.

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    Default Re: smell something burning/burnt

    Quote Originally Posted by joham View Post
    Do/Can you smell something burning/burnt?

    Are both burning and burnt fine with the sentence? Is there a difference?
    Burning refers to an ongoing event.
    Burnt refers to an event (something was burning and is now burnt) that happened in the past.
    Thank you in advance.
    Gil
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