Spanish learners often reduce English double letters to a single one, or overcompensate by doubling a letter unnecessarily; for example hopping for the present participle of hope. Reference: Coe, N. in Swan, M. & Smith, B. Learner English: A teacher's guide to interference and other problems.
When chlorine enters the body as a result of breathing, swallowing, or skin contact, it reacts with water to produce acids. The acids are corrosive and damage cells in the body on contact. Most harmful chlorine exposures are the result of inhalation. Health effects typically begin within seconds to minutes.
Chlorine gas destroyed the respiratory organs of its victims and this led to a slow death by asphyxiation. One nurse described the death of one soldier who had been in the trenches during a chlorine gas attack. âHe was sitting on the bed, fighting for breath, his lips plum coloured.