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  1. 20-Apr-2006, 08:51 #1
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    Default bad 'incident'?

    Hi,

    someone had to wait for a bus terribly long.
    Can I say she had a bad incident? or is there any better word I can use?
    Thanks,
  2. 21-Apr-2006, 03:41 #2
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    Default Re: bad 'incident'?

    If she had to wait a terribly long time for a bus, you could say she had a bad experience.
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