Creased and wrinkled

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Ju

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1. If you flip the pages so hard, the pages will be creased.

2. If you flip the pages so hard, the pages will he wrinkled.

Are the above sentences correct?

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1. If you flip the pages [STRIKE]so[/STRIKE] very/that hard, the pages will [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] get creased.

2. If you flip the pages [STRIKE]so[/STRIKE] very/that hard, the pages will [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] get wrinkled.

Are the above sentences correct?

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Note my corrections above. I've made them grammatically correct but I'm not sure they make sense. The pages of a book don't get creased or wrinkled simply by someone turning the pages, however hard they do it. I wouldn't use "wrinkled" at all unless the book had been left out in the rain.
 
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