cinzia8 Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi all: I'm wondering if one can correctly say a person "fired" an arrow or must it always be "shot?" Thanks, Cinzia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 The use of "Fire!" is derived from the use gunpowder weapons in the english language. For that reason, "Shoot!" is more appropriate, but I doubt many people reading informally would worry themselves of a minor detail, since the use of both words from our perspective is identical. Another phrase used in english with older connotations would be "Loose!" (since the archer lets go of an arrow and therefore 'loosens' his grip). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinzia8 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 The use of "Fire!" is derived from the use gunpowder weapons in the english language. For that reason, "Shoot!" is more appropriate, but I doubt many people reading informally would worry themselves of a minor detail, since the use of both words from our perspective is identical. Another phrase used in english with older connotations would be "Loose!" (since the archer lets go of an arrow and therefore 'loosens' his grip). Thanks, Caldrail. This helps. Cinzia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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