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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Crack Up
"The ship cracked, leaking oil into the sea."
"The ship cracked up, leaking oil into the sea."
Could one of them be incorrect, or could they have slightly different meanings?
"The ship cracked up, leaking oil into the sea."
Could one of them be incorrect, or could they have slightly different meanings?
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".. - When she described her husband's driving, I just cracked up! Dave
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- - When she described her husband's driving, I just cracked up!
- Dave
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Hi
They are both OK but the first is probably best
To a London ear, the second one can be slightly odd because "cracked up" is slang for "..I fell about laughing.."..
- When she described her husband's driving, I just cracked up!
Dave
They are both OK but the first is probably best
To a London ear, the second one can be slightly odd because "cracked up" is slang for "..I fell about laughing.."..
- When she described her husband's driving, I just cracked up!
Dave
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The first one suggests a hull failure (a failure of the material the hull is made of, because of extreme temperature conditions, or repeated stresses from waves, etc.), with no collision or accident. The second suggests a collision leading to hull damage.
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No! absolutely not. To my knowledge, ships don't "crack up" as you described, unless the ship ran a ground, collided with another ship ,or hit by a missile. However, the area which may likely develop cracks is the weldings between steel plate that made of the ship body. They can crack under sharp impact or great stress, like running into an iceburg.
A crack- up is a funny person.
A crack- up is a funny person.
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