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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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On checking, the fabric was found to be damaged. It was damaged by falling threads of fabric in some places
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damaged by falling threads... I'm not sure "by" is the right word there. It gives the idea that the falling threads are the thing that damaged the thread.
- damaged by falling threads...
- I'm not sure "by" is the right word there.
- It gives the idea that the falling threads are the thing that damaged the thread.
- I would simply say, for the second sentence, "It was frayed in some places".
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...damaged by falling threads...I'm not sure "by" is the right word there. It gives the idea that the falling threads are the thing that damaged the thread.
I would simply say, for the second sentence, "It was frayed in some places".
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