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



 
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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth." Wed Jun 04, 2008 18:03 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?

Spoken by a student...

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

Many thanks,

Tom
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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth." Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:16 am  Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth."
 

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I'd use 'spurted'.
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