On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:21:03 +0000, Keep Breathing thought carefully and
Post by Keep BreathingFaye)》之銘言:
Post by J'aime mon FayeComputers crashed; mail severs crashed.
computer crashes, mail sever is down.
simply use the word: Dead~
Point at a non-functioning machine (computer) and say:
It is dead..It is not working. It is down. [These are all present tense
because they describe the current condition.]
It crashed. [This is in the past tense because it describes a past event.]
If you are talking about one computer, remember to use an appropriate
"counter": this computer...a computer...her computer.
If you are talking about what usually happens, you should use:
I hate computers. They crash all the time. They never work. They go down
all the time. They die without warning. [Must use 'plural' to talk about
computers in general.]
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Love, Jim
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