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"Detergent makes a lot of foam but machine does not rinse away the foam"

can we use rinse away with foam?

Sure.

:up: ... but it's a specific machine, so ... ;-) (It's probably a specific detergent as well, but may not be.)

;-) it's an ordinary washing machine which has broken down.

greedy said:

;-) it's an ordinary washing machine which has broken down.

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Or you have used too much detergent.

greedy said:

;-) it's an ordinary washing machine which has broken down.

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I am pretty sure what Bob was hinting at is that you probably want to write "the machine", not just "machine". In some contexts, your version is OK.

Munch said:

I am pretty sure what Bob was hinting at is that you probably want to write "the machine", not just "machine". In some contexts, your version is OK.

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That's it. I don't always say everything I mean. ;-)

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