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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth."



 
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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth." #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 04, 2008 17:03 pm   Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth."		  
Hi

What follows when a person is made to laugh while he is drinking water quickly--I mean, how will water come out of his mouth if such a thing happens?

Would you say the following sentence is correct and natural?

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He made me laugh; the water gushed out of my mouth and landed on the teacher's jeans.


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Tom
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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth." #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:16 am   Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth."		  
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I'd use 'spurted'.
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