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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Many factories have closed down

Many factories have closed down because of the economic recession.

Hi,
Is "down" in the above optional or better left out? Thanks.
  

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down is optional, but I'd keep it. It's more emphatic, more final. Many fatories and shops simply close (not close down) every night, but this is a different, more permanent kind of closure.

— CalifJim

  • down is optional, but I'd keep it.
  • It's more emphatic, more final.
  • Many fatories and shops simply close (not close down) every night, but this is a different, more permanent kind of closure.
  • CJ
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down is optional, but I'd keep it. It's more emphatic, more final. Many fatories and shops simply close (not close down) every night, but this is a different, more permanent kind of closure.

CJ
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