[Grammar] catch on fire?
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SoothingDave
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I hope we don't have to say it very often. But that is the proper way.
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Is it the same as saying "my hair was on fire" or "my hair caught fire"?
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First, your hair catches fire, then, your hair is on fire. That's the only difference between the sentences, I reckon.
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