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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Cut up?

The book was all cut up. Correct? What the smsifference between cut up and just cut?
  

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Anonymous cut up This often involves multiple cuts. The book might be in pieces. Anonymous cut This could be just one slash of a knife.

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Anonymouscut up
This often involves multiple cuts. The book might be in pieces.
Anonymouscut
This could be just one slash of a knife.
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Adding "up" can add the idea of thoroughness or completeness.

CJ