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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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When the computers shut down//failed//was down,

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00Do all of the bolded terms fit in the above and mean about the same to you? 02font 02br 02br 00I used to work in the computer business years ago. 02br 02br 01b 00shut down02b 00 A shut-down sounds intentional, eg for maintenance purposes.

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  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Do all of the bolded terms fit in the above and mean about the same to you?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00I used to work in the computer business years ago.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00shut down02b 00 A shut-down sounds intentional, eg for maintenance purposes.
  • If it was intentional, there probably wouldn't have been be a crisis in the office.
  • If it was not intentional, I'd say the computer 01b 00went down02b 00.
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