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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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skitter vs rattle

0First, shingles skittered off the roof, and then the roof itself peeled away like the top of a sardine can and filled the air with debris, video showed.02br
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001. Can I replace skittered with rattled?02br
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002. Can I replace peeled away with ripped off? If not, what would be a good substitute.02br
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01. Skitter - to move lightly or quickly across something02br 00Rattle to do with sound so I would say no. 02br 02br 002.

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  • Skitter - to move lightly or quickly across something02br 00Rattle to do with sound so I would say no.
  • 02br 02br 002.
  • We don't really 'rip' the lid off a sardine tin.
  • We peel the lid off sardine tins.
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01. Skitter - to move lightly or quickly across something02br
00Rattle to do with sound so I would say no. 02br
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002. We don't really 'rip' the lid off a sardine tin. We peel the lid off sardine tins. Can't think of any other word to describe removing the lid off sardines. 0-
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