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klafterreith
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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: break up |
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She was sad because her boyfriend had broken up with her.
She was sad because her boyfriend had broken uo.
Are both okay? |
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Rhe first one is fine. It means their relationship was over.
The second one means her boyfriend had broken into pieces, or (in the vernacular) had burst into tears.
You can rephrase it like this... She was sad because she and her boyfiend had broken up. |
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