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6. A little research did not reveal how or why the cult appeared/sprang up. I prefer the more active

Mon Jun 12, 2023, 02:56 PM

Jun 2023

verb "sprang up" but was unsure if "sprang," while correct, didn't sound a bit odd.

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Use of "sprang up." [View all] CTyankee Jun 2023 OP

Yes riverbendviewgal Jun 2023 #1

Organized? UpInArms Jun 2023 #2

Sprang up is appropriate. FalloutShelter Jun 2023 #3

Sprang Timewas Jun 2023 #4

"arose" for the sound before the sound Rome in the sentence sanatanadharma Jun 2023 #5

"Sprang up" implies suddenness, and sounds too modern to me royable Jun 2023 #7

Well, nobody seems to know (according to my research). CTyankee Jun 2023 #8

Which church? RainCaster Jun 2023 #11

It wouldn't hurt to spell it out RainCaster Jun 2023 #13

Manifested pscot Jun 2023 #15