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Although it is not totally unacceptable in this context (wound and injury are often synonymous), 'wounded' is particularly used when talking about an injury received in some sort of fight or battle.
I would not choose to use it here, but would not have a problem if someone did.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 19:55 pm wounded/injured |
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Hi,
Interestingly enough after an accident such as the one in your sentence, people hurt or injured who are able to leave the scene of the accident without help from rescuers are described as 'the walking wounded'. Having said that, I would not use the verb 'wound' (wounded) in your sentence because it is a railway accident rather than a bomb explosion or the like. It would usually be the result of some forced violence.
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 20:16 pm Following around |
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Good.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 21:05 pm wounded/injured |
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Thanks. Sounds familiar!
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 21:51 pm Re: Following around |
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In fact that "good" is fantastic.
Love & Peace :-)
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 21:56 pm wounded/injured |
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Thanks again.
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 22:00 pm wounded/injured |
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You are welcome, Alan. :D
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 22:15 pm wounded/injured |
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Good.
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 22:24 pm Re: Following around |
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| Francis wrote: | In fact that "good" is fantastic.
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Yes, truly amazing that he agreed with everything I'd already said.
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Aug 03, 2012 22:28 pm wounded/injured |
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LoL! :D
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| #12 (permalink) Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:19 am wounded/injured |
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The four wounded players were taken to the hospital in the school van.
The four injured players were taken to the hospital in the school van.
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| #13 (permalink) Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:21 am wounded/injured |
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Both are possible, but 'wounded' would imply that the injury was deliberate on the part of the other player(s).
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