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24 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between happen and occur ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between happen and occur ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Synonyms, they mean the same thing, but occur is generally used more for past tense than happen. Occur is more formal as well, more for an essay
I cannot believe this is happening to me.
The occurrences of our past highlight our immaturity.
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“Occur” is usually more formal but doesn’t always have to be.
That only happens once in a while.
That only occurs on special occasions.
Did that happen yesterday?
No. It will occur next week.
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@Hollijane @Ammardian so are they can be used in the same sentence? Ex: this may have happened because... = this may have occurred because...
happen is more used when talking and totally can be replaced by occur all the time? Do I understand it right?
happen is more used when talking and totally can be replaced by occur all the time? Do I understand it right?
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Yes- they are completely interchangeable.
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