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12-May-2008, 23:27

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motion and movement

hi,

I wonder what is the difference between these words, please.
is "motion" a continuous movement in one direction?
can I say "I saw the scene in slow 'movement' " instead of "slow motion"?
thanks.

jc

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13-May-2008, 00:48

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Re: motion and movement

I suppose technically you could, but the collocation is "slow motion". In my mind, a movement is an action and motion is a continuing action.

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