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Jul 6, 2023 at 12:04 comment added WhatRoughBeast @LukeSawczak - On the other hand, if a phone punctuates a moment, nobody is going to say, "Will you answer the damn phone?" That requires a considerable duration.
Jul 4, 2023 at 2:11 comment added RADS @LukeSawczak Thankyou Luke for a detailed answer.
Jul 4, 2023 at 1:51 vote accept RADS
Jul 3, 2023 at 21:42 comment added FumbleFingers Unless a mod clears them away, I'm content to leave my comments here as testament to my (hopefully, not too common! :) fallibility! In future I'll try to remember - Read the whole answer before reacting!
Jul 3, 2023 at 20:27 comment added Luke Sawczak @WhatRoughBeast Indeed, though like a phone ringing, it kind of punctuates a moment, demands a response (less than a phone, though).
Jul 3, 2023 at 20:27 comment added Luke Sawczak @FumbleFingers Thanks -- appreciated.
Jul 3, 2023 at 18:36 comment added WhatRoughBeast But a siren can wail over a prolonged period of time. In that respect it's very much like a phone ringing.
Jul 3, 2023 at 17:04 comment added FumbleFingers You're quite right. I'm ashamed to admit I only read the first two lines before downvoting and posting that somewhat dumb "justification". I've just made a "non-edit" so I can change it.
Jul 3, 2023 at 17:03 history edited FumbleFingers CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jul 3, 2023 at 16:36 comment added Luke Sawczak @FumbleFingers I think you massively overstate "massively overstate", given the caveats I included in my answer :)
Jul 3, 2023 at 16:08 comment added FumbleFingers I think you massively overstate the "one-time / continuous" distinction. Doors and windows that rattle in the wind are usually doing so "continuously", but a usage chart shows that we massively prefer rattled in the wind over was rattling in the wind.
Jul 3, 2023 at 13:05 history answered Luke Sawczak CC BY-SA 4.0