I do understand that they can be interchangeable, but can you provide me some
example to understand the difference?
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grammar word-choice
What's the difference between まま and っぱなし？
まま- helpful link

<http://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
jlpt-n3-grammar-%E3%81%BE%E3%81%BE-mama/>

っぱなし- helpful link

[https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-jlpt-n3-grammar-っぱなし-
ppanashi/](https://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
jlpt-n3-grammar-%E3%81%A3%E3%81%B1%E3%81%AA%E3%81%97-ppanashi/)

basically まま is used when we keep something "as it is" and っぱなし is used to
when we keep something in "use"
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まま and っぱなし have similar meanings but っぱなし, when used with a transitive verb
implies that the action or state in question is judged as "improper" (e.g.,
not socially appropriate, goes against one's common sense) and is seen as
something "negative". まま does not carry that negative connotation.

Aside from this, there are certain verbs that only work with either まま or っぱなし
but not both.

See p. 335 of [A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese
Grammar](https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=CMYpAQAAIAAJ&hl=es&source=gbs_similarbooks).
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