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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Ice Crack

http://books.google.com/books?id=A-VPDhzccz8C&pg=RA1-PA22&dq=%22ice+cracked+up%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UOBPT-uAPaqoiQKr2NS0Bg&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22ice%20cracked%20up%22&f=false

"The weather moderated; the ice cracked up and began to push its floes down the river."

How are "ice cracked" and "ice cracked up" different?
  

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Hi, 'Up' is a somewhat informal way of adding more emphasis. Clive

  • Hi, 'Up' is a somewhat informal way of adding more emphasis.
  • Clive
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Hi,

'Up' is a somewhat informal way of adding more emphasis.

Clive

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