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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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Crack/Break

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a "Cop broke/cracked the cold case."
b "A hacker broke/cracked the password."
c "FBI broke/cracked the intercepted code."
d "He broke/cracked the puzzle."

Are break/crack used correctly?
  

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Hi, a,b,c sound OK. break a puzzle sounds wrong. Crack a puzzle maybe, particularly if it is a code kind of puzzle.

— Clive

  • Hi, a,b,c sound OK.
  • break a puzzle sounds wrong.
  • Crack a puzzle maybe, particularly if it is a code kind of puzzle.
  • eg P eople crack the Rubik's Cube puzzle.
  • Clive
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Hi,
a,b,c sound OK.

break a puzzle sounds wrong.
Crack a puzzle maybe, particularly if it is a code kind of puzzle.
eg People crack the Rubik's Cube puzzle.

Cliv
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