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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Did I write correctly?

I attached the hook on the bathroom door. Afterwards, I hung the towel onto the hook but it came off the door, not standing the weight of the towel.

Would there be another words which can change 'stand'?
  

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Unable to stand would be better. Other possibilities include: not holding or unable to hold or failing to hold not supporting or unable to support or failing to support unable to withstand ( not withstanding could be misunderstood here)

— Blue Jay

  • Unable to stand would be better.
  • Other possibilities include: not holding or unable to hold or failing to hold not supporting or unable to support or failing to support unable to withstand ( not withstanding could be misunderstood here)
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Unable to stand would be better. Other possibilities include:
not holding or unable to hold or failing to hold
not supporting or unable to support or failing to support
unable to withstand (not withstanding could be misunderstood here)
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It came off the door, unable to stand the weight of the towel. Can I write this way?

Thank you for your reply.
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messier42I attached the hook on the bathroom door. Afterwards, I hung the towel onto the hook but it came off the door, not standing the weight of the towel.
I don't think it would normally be phrased that way at all.

I attached the hook to the bathroom door. Afterwards, I hung the towel on the hook, but it was too heavy, so the h
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