It had something wrong vs It was something wrong

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It had something wrong' is used when referring to a specific situation or object that had an issue in the past. 'It was something wrong' is used to describe a general feeling or sense that something was incorrect or not right.

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It had something wrong

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific situation or object that had an issue in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that something was not right or had an issue in the past. It is often followed by an explanation of what was wrong.

Examples:

The car had something wrong with the engine last week.
The computer had something wrong with the software update.
The recipe had something wrong with the measurements.

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At first, I thought everybody had something wrong with them.
He had something wrong with his leg, a limp.
At first, I thought everybody had Something wrong with them.
He had something wrong with him.
Tom, he clearly had something wrong with him.
Ever since he came back from the Gulf, he's had something wrong.
There's something wrong with her.
There's something wrong with Charlie.
Newsflash, something wrong with the world.
There's something wrong with my brain.
So there was something wrong before the collapse.
There's something wrong, Peter.
You see something wrong going down...
Something wrong with our electrophoresis machine?
Sorry if I did something wrong.
Knowing when people have done something wrong.
There WAS something wrong, with...
- There's something wrong with you.
Sometimes even your mother does something wrong.
-Like I did something wrong.

Alternatives:

There was something wrong with it.
It had an issue.
It had a problem.

It was something wrong

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a general feeling or sense that something was incorrect or not right.

This phrase is used to express a general feeling that something was not right or incorrect. It is often followed by an explanation of what was wrong.

Examples:

When I tasted the soup, it was something wrong with the seasoning.
After the meeting, it was something wrong with the decision made.
During the performance, it was something wrong with the sound system.

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It was obvious something was wrong.
He told me a couple months ago when it was obvious something was wrong.
If he was being bullied, maybe it was because something was wrong with your brother.
I learned along the way that if you didn't like Sam, it probably meant there was something wrong with you.
Did it seem like something was wrong?
And then I realized that I was simply... remembering it as something that was wrong with me.
So there was something wrong before the collapse.
There WAS something wrong, with...
It was never my intention to make you f eel like there was something wrong with you that needed to be fix ed.
I had known for weeks that there was something wrong, but Lester said it was just stress.
I guess there was something wrong with his packet.
You were smart; you knew there was something wrong.
So there was something wrong before the collapse.
I was worried there was something wrong with the baby.
At times I've feared there was something wrong with me.
My brother... there was something wrong with his heart.
Lt. Tool, there was something wrong with the shooting.
I thought there was something wrong with me because I couldn't cry.
There was something wrong in Kieren's head, Bill.
The engineering student who thought there was something wrong with the building.

Alternatives:

There was something wrong.
Something was off.
Something was not right.

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