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Hi Nessie,
'Fading' seems the only possible answer. 'Dim' is more closely associated with light that is becoming weaker. You need to say 'went down' with the second sentence.
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| Mon May 05, 2008 10:47 am dimming vs fading |
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Many thanks for your idea, Alan 
About the second question, I think may be "go down with" is more commonly used, but I also found some results for "be went down" on the BNC, so I think perhaps it is also used sometimes
One of Bertha Hobbs's kids is down with a fever again.';
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| Mon May 05, 2008 10:55 am dimming vs fading |
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Hi Nessie
There is something missing in your second sentence. I'd say 'was' would be more likely than 'is'. The missing word could also be 'came'.
(The word 'went' would sound a little odd to me. That may just be a BE vs AmE difference, however.)
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| Mon May 05, 2008 11:02 am dimming vs fading |
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| Yankee wrote: | Hi Nessie
There is something missing in your second sentence. I'd say 'was' would be more likely than 'is'. The missing word could also be 'came'.
(The word 'went' would sound a little odd to me. That may just be a BE vs AmE difference, however.)
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Hi, Amy
what about "she came down with a bad cold" ?
By the way, I heard of this American slang idiom (presumably the Blacks use it, because I heard it a lot in rap music):To be down with someone (which I reckon means "to be friends with somebody"). As in "You ain't down with us no more"
Do you familiar with this usage (or it is probably constricted to the Black community)
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| Tue May 06, 2008 18:05 pm dimming vs fading |
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| It seems the phrase "go down with" has lots of meanings, and after I've checked on the BNC, I agree with Amy about the better use of "came down with" here... |
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