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used a part to fix

0Can you say "I used a compressor to fix the air conditioning system"? It sounds like the compressor is a tool suchas a wrench, instead of a new part to replace the old and broken one.02br
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00Kelly and his crew accomplished everything they set out to do in orbit. They delivered and installed Japan's Kibo lab, now the space station's biggest room and most sophisticated science workshop, and dropped 01b00off a new pump that02b00 the two Russians on board 01b00used to fix02b00 their toilet.02br
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00Thanks in advance!0250hrefhttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/14/space.shuttle.ap/index.html
  

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0 It would be better to say "I replaced the compressor in the air conditioner", but the sentence is understandable as written. 0-

  • 0 It would be better to say "I replaced the compressor in the air conditioner", but the sentence is understandable as written.
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0 It would be better to say "I replaced the compressor in the air conditioner", but the sentence is understandable as written. 0-
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