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    #1 05-May-2013, 10:14

    trigger

    Could I use "trigger" as follows?

    This accident triggered my deep thought.


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    #2 05-May-2013, 10:23

    Re: trigger

    You can use "trigger" as a verb, but your sentence is somewhat unnatural.

    The sight of the mountain triggered a very old memory.
    Being accused of being boring triggered a violent reaction in the boy.
    Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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    #3 05-May-2013, 10:29

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