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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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cracked

0As for Harvey, she begins each day by walking her two dogs before going to her part-time job. She leaves the dogs in her car with its windows cracked while she works.02br
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00What's the meaning of 'cracked' in this context. I don't think it means the windows are broken though that's the common meaning for the word.02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0 Right. the windows are not broken. They are slightly open.

— Philip

  • 0 Right.
  • the windows are not broken.
  • They are slightly open.
  • 02br 02br 00[When is a door not a door?
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0 Right. the windows are not broken. They are slightly open. In the case of a door, the word to use is 'ajar'.02br
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00[When is a door not a door? When it is ajar.] 0-
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0It means open a little bit. Enough so air flows in, but not so much that someone can reach a hand in and open the door.02br
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00EDIT: Philip was faster!0-
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0Thanks, Philips and GG.02br
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00Since we're on this, what do you say if a car door is not shut tightly that the indicator for doors lights up. Do you still say ajar even though there's no visible gap?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
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0No, you say "Oh man! Who didn't shut their door all the way?! Oh ****, is it the hatch again? Wait, let me pull over. Becky can you run back and open and shut that thing hard? Thanks honey."02br
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00EDITED to fix a really weird typo!0-
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0Who didn't just 01font00shut02font00 their door all the way?! ( I think a word is missing here, am I right?)02br
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00I assume hatch is trunk,right.02br
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00Also, do you have an adjective for it?02br
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00Thanks in advance, GG.0-
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00Sorry, I don't know why my fingers typed "just" when I meant to type "shut"!02p

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00A hatch is a vertical door in the back. A sedan has a trunk/boot, but a "hatchback" has a hatch. This is the type of car I have. (It's actually tiny - way smaller than a mini-van or an SUV, but without a person there it's hard to tell.) I don't know that there's an adject

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0Thanks for the nice picture, GG. I believe new models are able to automatically open and shut the hatch/trunk. Actually mine does that autonomously. It opens and closes as it wish. I have fixed it twice! 050010id6
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0My hatch opens and closes the old fashioned way - I have to do it. But you really have to make sure that there's absolutely nothing in the way - it appears closed until I get in the car, and the little "door open" light comes on.0-
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0I am a car buff. I’ve noticed in 00 and 00, automobiles are marketed differently when compared with the 010200. Automobiles with remotely controlled automatic rear hatches cost extra as an option here in the 010200 but it’s equipped as standard appointment in 00 for a higher base price. There are various types of hatc
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0Thanks, Goodman for you post. You must have a big family to own a minivan. By the way, how many passengers does it seat? (I don't think it's a natural question - please correct me)0-
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