No injuries happened/occured What is the difference in meaning? I do not know when to use one or the other verb to express something that I just verifiy if happened or not or someting that happened f

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No injuries happened/occured What is the difference in meaning? I do not know when to use one or the other verb to express something that I just verifiy if happened or not or someting that happened for case/ for some previous conditions or for other causes (not only for injuries, even in other phrases) Thanks

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The two verbs have virtually the same meaning, but 'happen' is more commonly used in everyday language than 'occur'. 'Occur' is more formal. NB Be careful with the phrase 'occur to'. It has a different meaning It happened to me = a me e capitato (sorry - I've no accents on my PC) It occurred to me = mi venne in mente

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