How to use the word “ripped”?
My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw other ripped heart you asked me for your thread and unsewed my heart and left it ripped again, I saw you as a stitcher but I should have know you were a needleworker with only one thread and too many needles which you first use for stitching and then for pricking
This is a quotation written by me. Can I use ripped here? Let me know if there are other grammatical mistakes too.
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My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw other ripped heart you asked me for your thread and unsewed my heart and left it ripped again, I saw you as a stitcher but I should have know you were a needleworker with only one thread and too many needles which you first use for stitching and then for pricking
This is a quotation written by me. Can I use ripped here? Let me know if there are other grammatical mistakes too.
meaning word-usage collocation
edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
Mari-Lou A
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@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23
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My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw other ripped heart you asked me for your thread and unsewed my heart and left it ripped again, I saw you as a stitcher but I should have know you were a needleworker with only one thread and too many needles which you first use for stitching and then for pricking
This is a quotation written by me. Can I use ripped here? Let me know if there are other grammatical mistakes too.
meaning word-usage collocation
edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
Mari-Lou A
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asked Jun 30 '18 at 13:47
Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw other ripped heart you asked me for your thread and unsewed my heart and left it ripped again, I saw you as a stitcher but I should have know you were a needleworker with only one thread and too many needles which you first use for stitching and then for pricking
This is a quotation written by me. Can I use ripped here? Let me know if there are other grammatical mistakes too.
meaning word-usage collocation
meaning word-usage collocation
edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
Mari-Lou A
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asked Jun 30 '18 at 13:47
Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
Mari-Lou A
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asked Jun 30 '18 at 13:47
Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
Mari-Lou A
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edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
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edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:53
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Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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asked Jun 30 '18 at 13:47
Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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asked Jun 30 '18 at 13:47
Richa MishraRicha Mishra
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@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23
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@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23
@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23
@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23
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"My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love"
Improving on that, you might consider:
- My heart's fabric was ripped apart and you stitched it back together.
- My heart was broken and you put it back together.
- My heart was torn apart or ripped apart and you put it back together.
I would not use; My heart was ripped, only.
Also, bear in mind that passives are not always the best choice as usually in poetry one is looking for the strongest effect:
- You mended my torn-apart heart.
Even stronger:
- You mended my stricken heart
Cloth is ripped, paper is ripped with or without the word apart.
Generally, for an image involving the heart, we say a heart is broken but not that it is ripped. If you say ripped, you have to qualify the heart as being paper or fabric or some other material that can be ripped. Also ripped apart is stronger. It means the heart is now in two pieces, rather than one with small rip or tear in it. I prefer torn apart to ripped apart here.
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
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No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
add a comment |
Without changing the essence of what you wrote, here are some grammatical suggestions:
My heart was ripped apart but you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw another’s ripped heart, you asked me for your thread back; the same thread you used to stitch my heart. You unsewed.my heart, leaving it ripped again.
I had seen you as a stitcher but I should have known that instead, you were a needleworker, with only a little thread but lots of needles. You used one of those needles to first stitch my heart but later that same needle pricked my heart.
Hope this helps.
edited 2 days ago
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rip the heart out of (something) This idiom seems to fit what you seek and allows your sense of ripping. TFD
To remove, destroy, devastate, or totally undermine some essential or
important aspect of something.
Grammar suggestions:
you saw other ripped heart(s) ..
you asked me for your thread, unsewed ...
I saw you as a stitcher. I should have known you were a needleworker
with only one thread and too many needles which you use for stitching
and then pricking (ripping)"
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
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So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
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"My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love"
Improving on that, you might consider:
- My heart's fabric was ripped apart and you stitched it back together.
- My heart was broken and you put it back together.
- My heart was torn apart or ripped apart and you put it back together.
I would not use; My heart was ripped, only.
Also, bear in mind that passives are not always the best choice as usually in poetry one is looking for the strongest effect:
- You mended my torn-apart heart.
Even stronger:
- You mended my stricken heart
Cloth is ripped, paper is ripped with or without the word apart.
Generally, for an image involving the heart, we say a heart is broken but not that it is ripped. If you say ripped, you have to qualify the heart as being paper or fabric or some other material that can be ripped. Also ripped apart is stronger. It means the heart is now in two pieces, rather than one with small rip or tear in it. I prefer torn apart to ripped apart here.
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
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No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
add a comment |
"My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love"
Improving on that, you might consider:
- My heart's fabric was ripped apart and you stitched it back together.
- My heart was broken and you put it back together.
- My heart was torn apart or ripped apart and you put it back together.
I would not use; My heart was ripped, only.
Also, bear in mind that passives are not always the best choice as usually in poetry one is looking for the strongest effect:
- You mended my torn-apart heart.
Even stronger:
- You mended my stricken heart
Cloth is ripped, paper is ripped with or without the word apart.
Generally, for an image involving the heart, we say a heart is broken but not that it is ripped. If you say ripped, you have to qualify the heart as being paper or fabric or some other material that can be ripped. Also ripped apart is stronger. It means the heart is now in two pieces, rather than one with small rip or tear in it. I prefer torn apart to ripped apart here.
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
add a comment |
"My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love"
Improving on that, you might consider:
- My heart's fabric was ripped apart and you stitched it back together.
- My heart was broken and you put it back together.
- My heart was torn apart or ripped apart and you put it back together.
I would not use; My heart was ripped, only.
Also, bear in mind that passives are not always the best choice as usually in poetry one is looking for the strongest effect:
- You mended my torn-apart heart.
Even stronger:
- You mended my stricken heart
Cloth is ripped, paper is ripped with or without the word apart.
Generally, for an image involving the heart, we say a heart is broken but not that it is ripped. If you say ripped, you have to qualify the heart as being paper or fabric or some other material that can be ripped. Also ripped apart is stronger. It means the heart is now in two pieces, rather than one with small rip or tear in it. I prefer torn apart to ripped apart here.
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
"My heart was ripped, you sewed it with your thread of love"
Improving on that, you might consider:
- My heart's fabric was ripped apart and you stitched it back together.
- My heart was broken and you put it back together.
- My heart was torn apart or ripped apart and you put it back together.
I would not use; My heart was ripped, only.
Also, bear in mind that passives are not always the best choice as usually in poetry one is looking for the strongest effect:
- You mended my torn-apart heart.
Even stronger:
- You mended my stricken heart
Cloth is ripped, paper is ripped with or without the word apart.
Generally, for an image involving the heart, we say a heart is broken but not that it is ripped. If you say ripped, you have to qualify the heart as being paper or fabric or some other material that can be ripped. Also ripped apart is stronger. It means the heart is now in two pieces, rather than one with small rip or tear in it. I prefer torn apart to ripped apart here.
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
edited Jun 30 '18 at 15:56
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:32
LambieLambie
7,5011933
7,5011933
No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
add a comment |
No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
No problem, Mari-LouA. "We" are very liberal. [joke]
– Lambie
Jun 30 '18 at 15:57
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
In the third line what should I use ripped or torn?? And thanks for answering 😊
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:20
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
@RichaMishra Ripped apart or torn apart.
– Lambie
Jul 1 '18 at 15:28
add a comment |
Without changing the essence of what you wrote, here are some grammatical suggestions:
My heart was ripped apart but you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw another’s ripped heart, you asked me for your thread back; the same thread you used to stitch my heart. You unsewed.my heart, leaving it ripped again.
I had seen you as a stitcher but I should have known that instead, you were a needleworker, with only a little thread but lots of needles. You used one of those needles to first stitch my heart but later that same needle pricked my heart.
Hope this helps.
edited 2 days ago
JJJ
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Without changing the essence of what you wrote, here are some grammatical suggestions:
My heart was ripped apart but you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw another’s ripped heart, you asked me for your thread back; the same thread you used to stitch my heart. You unsewed.my heart, leaving it ripped again.
I had seen you as a stitcher but I should have known that instead, you were a needleworker, with only a little thread but lots of needles. You used one of those needles to first stitch my heart but later that same needle pricked my heart.
Hope this helps.
edited 2 days ago
JJJ
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answered 2 days ago
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Without changing the essence of what you wrote, here are some grammatical suggestions:
My heart was ripped apart but you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw another’s ripped heart, you asked me for your thread back; the same thread you used to stitch my heart. You unsewed.my heart, leaving it ripped again.
I had seen you as a stitcher but I should have known that instead, you were a needleworker, with only a little thread but lots of needles. You used one of those needles to first stitch my heart but later that same needle pricked my heart.
Hope this helps.
edited 2 days ago
JJJ
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answered 2 days ago
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Without changing the essence of what you wrote, here are some grammatical suggestions:
My heart was ripped apart but you sewed it with your thread of love.
And when you saw another’s ripped heart, you asked me for your thread back; the same thread you used to stitch my heart. You unsewed.my heart, leaving it ripped again.
I had seen you as a stitcher but I should have known that instead, you were a needleworker, with only a little thread but lots of needles. You used one of those needles to first stitch my heart but later that same needle pricked my heart.
Hope this helps.
edited 2 days ago
JJJ
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answered 2 days ago
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rip the heart out of (something) This idiom seems to fit what you seek and allows your sense of ripping. TFD
To remove, destroy, devastate, or totally undermine some essential or
important aspect of something.
Grammar suggestions:
you saw other ripped heart(s) ..
you asked me for your thread, unsewed ...
I saw you as a stitcher. I should have known you were a needleworker
with only one thread and too many needles which you use for stitching
and then pricking (ripping)"
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
add a comment |
rip the heart out of (something) This idiom seems to fit what you seek and allows your sense of ripping. TFD
To remove, destroy, devastate, or totally undermine some essential or
important aspect of something.
Grammar suggestions:
you saw other ripped heart(s) ..
you asked me for your thread, unsewed ...
I saw you as a stitcher. I should have known you were a needleworker
with only one thread and too many needles which you use for stitching
and then pricking (ripping)"
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
add a comment |
rip the heart out of (something) This idiom seems to fit what you seek and allows your sense of ripping. TFD
To remove, destroy, devastate, or totally undermine some essential or
important aspect of something.
Grammar suggestions:
you saw other ripped heart(s) ..
you asked me for your thread, unsewed ...
I saw you as a stitcher. I should have known you were a needleworker
with only one thread and too many needles which you use for stitching
and then pricking (ripping)"
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
rip the heart out of (something) This idiom seems to fit what you seek and allows your sense of ripping. TFD
To remove, destroy, devastate, or totally undermine some essential or
important aspect of something.
Grammar suggestions:
you saw other ripped heart(s) ..
you asked me for your thread, unsewed ...
I saw you as a stitcher. I should have known you were a needleworker
with only one thread and too many needles which you use for stitching
and then pricking (ripping)"
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
answered Jun 30 '18 at 15:09
lbflbf
22.2k22575
22.2k22575
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
add a comment |
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
So can I use torn here @Ibf
– Richa Mishra
Jun 30 '18 at 15:33
add a comment |
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@kannE thanks 😊 please help me with grammar in after second line..can I write "when you see other ripped heart"?
– Richa Mishra
Jul 1 '18 at 13:23