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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"the monitor has died"

0I would like to know what are the other ways to express an electronical device that has stopped working. For instance, 'The monitor has died'.02br
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0 This one should work: 01i00The monitor is dead.02i0-
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0Thanks for your reply Hoa Thai. 02br
00I wonder if there is any way I can express this idea without using the words 'died' and 'dead'. They sound a bit too informal. I guess I am looking for a more formal way of saying it.02br
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01cite10Newguest12cite10maybe: out of order12br
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10 Thanks for your reply Newguest. 02br
00Actually something in the moniter has broken down and I doubt it will even work again. 0-
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0So, say it: the monitor is out of order and it will never change 050010id2
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01cite10Newguest12cite10So, say it: the monitor is out of order and it will never change 15012br
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10Maybe it's just me but that sounds somewhat unnatural to me in that it's a bit too wordy. Thanks anyway. 05102br
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0Hi PBF02br
00You might hear people use any number of words or idioms. For example:02br
01i00My monitor bit the dust.02i02br
01i00My monitor is shot. 02i02br
01i00My monitor is kaput.02i02br
01i00My monitor is beyond repair. 02i02br
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0Thank you for all the expressions, Yankee. 05002br
00What if I am looking for a formal way of saying it? How would you desribe that situation of the monitor not working anymore in a formal register?02br
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00Thank you again.02br
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0Hi PBK02br
00'01i00The monitor is beyond repair'02i00 could easily be used in a formal context. 02br
00To say that it is not working properly, you could say:02br
01i00The moniotor is malfunctioning.02i02br
01i00The monitor is not working properly02i00.050010id5
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20So, say it: the monitor is out of order and it will never change 25022br
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10Maybe it's just me but that sounds somewhat unnatural to me in that it's a bit to
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