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8 Dec 2016
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It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Can I rewrite this sentence like:
- It's useless crying over spilt milk.
- It's helpless crying over spilt milk.
- It's pointless crying over spilt milk.
- It's no use to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no help to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no point to cry over spilt milk.
Is there any written wrong?
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
Can I rewrite this sentence like:
- It's useless crying over spilt milk.
- It's helpless crying over spilt milk.
- It's pointless crying over spilt milk.
- It's no use to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no help to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no point to cry over spilt milk.
Is there any written wrong?
Can I rewrite this sentence like:
- It's useless crying over spilt milk.
- It's helpless crying over spilt milk.
- It's pointless crying over spilt milk.
- It's no use to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no help to cry over spilt milk.
- It's no point to cry over spilt milk.
Is there any written wrong?
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- English (US)
- It's useless crying over spilt milk.
good
- It's helpless crying over spilt milk.
"helpless" doesn't fit in my opinion, but it's technically not incorrect.
- It's pointless crying over spilt milk.
good
- It's no use to cry over spilt milk.
good
- It's no help to cry over spilt milk.
I'd say "It doesn't help to cry over spilt milk"
- It's no point to cry over spilt milk.
"There's no point in crying over spilt milk"
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