The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK.
a) It is working again. It has been repaired.
b) It works again. It has been repaired.
What is the difference in meaning between those two ways of saying. I'm interested in all the subtleties.
Answer
This is intuition and not based on something I have read.
In fact these sentences are quite similar and native speakers could and would use them both to describe a photocopier that wasn't working yesterday and is working today.
Using the verb "works" (in the sense of "functions," not in the sense of "labors") I would be more likely to use the progressive for something that isn't in a state of "not-working" for too long.
e.g. My typewriter from high school still works! The photocopier is working again! At long last, democracy works again! Is the drink machine working? (I want to buy a Coke right now.) Does the drink machine work? (I've never seen anyone use it, it just sits there, is it even functional?)
But again these distinctions are quite subtle and other native speakers may disagree with me.
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