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Rotter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Act up
A person told me the following:
My computer is acting up nowadays probably a virus has gone on to the system.
Is it correct to say acting up?
I am used to saying something like one of my computers does not work properly nowadays.
My computer is acting up nowadays probably a virus has gone on to the system.
Is it correct to say acting up?
I am used to saying something like one of my computers does not work properly nowadays.
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Both versions are fine. The "acting up" version carries a possible suggestion (at least to me) that the computer is behaving badly on purpose, like a mischievous child.
- Both versions are fine.
- The "acting up" version carries a possible suggestion (at least to me) that the computer is behaving badly on purpose, like a mischievous child.
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Both versions are fine. The "acting up" version carries a possible suggestion (at least to me) that the computer is behaving badly on purpose, like a mischievous child.
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