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worcester

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Hi everyone,

Is there any difference between these two sentences?

"I saw a drunk man lying in the street."
"I saw a drunken man lying in the street."

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Tdol

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Not in that context, though the first sounds more natural to me.
 

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See also the Similar Threads below, worcester, which the system has found for you thanks to your excellent thread title.
 
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