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#1 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 10:05 am the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Hi, can I say 'the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded'

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#2 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 10:10 am the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

'the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes to (gather) mold'

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#3 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 11:41 am the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Thanks Molly

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#4 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 13:05 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

. Here are some more options: 'The toothbrushes became moldy in the damp bathroom.' 'The damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes to become moldy.' .

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#5 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:05 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Yankee wrote:

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Here are some more options:

'The toothbrushes became moldy in the damp bathroom.'
'The damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes to become moldy.'
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Hi, Amy

What about this one:
The toothbrushes sprouted mold because of the dampness ?

Thanks in advance!

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#6 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:20 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Hi Alex I like the picture that the word 'sprouted' creates. .

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#7 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:37 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Yankee wrote:

Hi Alex

I like the picture that the word 'sprouted' creates. Very Happy

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Yeah, so do I. I hit upon it in a novel by Stephen King and decided to learn it. Smile

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#8 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:41 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Alex wrote:

by Stephen King

Uh oh! I hope I won't be accused of unfairly favoring New England usage. Laughing

Laughing

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#9 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:45 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Yankee wrote:

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Uh oh! I hope I won't be accused of unfairly favoring New England usage. Laughing

Laughing

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I beg your pardon, does that mean that my sentence does not sound natural ? Shocked

Shocked

(I'm out of my depth, because I have very little information on that word's usage Smile

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#10 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:53 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

. It sounds fine to me, Alex. .

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#11 (permalink) Tue May 27, 2008 14:56 pm the damp bathroom caused the toothbrushes molded...

Yankee wrote:

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It sounds fine to me, Alex.
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Thanks

It just dawned upon me that "favouring the usage" means "supporting it"
Silly me !

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