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Davidckchiu Posted 19 years ago
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0 If I cannot start my car as the the battery is out of order, do we say " the battery went dead" or any other more pertinent way of saying this ?02br
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0Hi,02br
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00First the battery 01i01b00goes 02b00dead02i00, then we say it 01i01b00is 02b00dead'02i00 You can also say that it 01i00died02i00.02br
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0 Dear Clive,02br
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Hi Clive and thank you for raising this questions, Tia.

First the battery goes dead, then we say it is dead'

I wonder what the differences between 'the battery goes dead' and 'the battery is dead' are.

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes,

PBF
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Hi,

I wonder what the differences between 'the battery goes dead' and 'the battery is dead' are.


The battery went dead last Friday. Right now, it is still dead. I'm going to go and buy a new one tomorrow.

Best wishes, Clive
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Oh, of course. I see the difference now. I should have spotted that one is in the past tense while the other is in the present tense.
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When we say 'The battery died', does it sound informal?
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Hi,

Not really. It's pretty well the standard way to say it, at least where I live.

Clive
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