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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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broken or spoilt
The computer is broken.
or
the computer has been broken or
the computer is spoilt.
Thank you.
or
the computer has been broken or
the computer is spoilt.
Thank you.
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The computer is not working.
- The computer is not working.
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"if it ain't broke, don't fix it" - taken the other way, we see that broken things can be repaired/fixed. Something that is spoilt ... is marred (eg has a stain) or beyond salvation (would you eat spoilt food?)
So the computer has broken down and can be repaired, but the CD may be spoilt if it is badly scratched up, over-written or something.
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