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Old January 18, 2014, 04:56 PM
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Exclamation The rocket is confirmed to have been broken

The rocket is confirmed to have been broken
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the rocket is confirmed to have broken ?
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Old January 18, 2014, 07:49 PM
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Both are right, yet mean different things.

The first implies sabotage (or that the rocket was defective upon delivery).
The second is stating that the rocket is no longer functioning.
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