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Differences between sink and drown



 
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Differences between sink and drown #1 (permalink) Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:05 am   Differences between sink and drown
 

Hi l have a question.would you mind telling me the differences between sink and drown?thanks
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Differences between sink and drown #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 09, 2009 19:35 pm   Differences between sink and drown
 

When you sink, it just means that you move downward in the water; when you drown, it means that you suffocate because you cannot breathe underwater.
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Differences between sink and drown #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:30 am   Differences between sink and drown
 

Sink is used with respect to objects like ships etc and drown for living things. People don't sink, they drown.

Is the above explanation correct? I think I read it somewhere.
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