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Hi teachers~
I have two questions.
1. Somebody mentioned a word 'lumpen' the other day and I am wondering if this is used.
I know what it means but I don't think it's a common word.
She used the word to describe somebody who is doing nothing, useless, and helpless.
2. Somebody asked me if it's ok to say take down laundry as the opposite of hang (up or out) laundry (on the clothesline)
It's raining. Would you _______ laundry?
Thank you in advance.
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pen slide 883 1. Somebody mentioned a word 'lumpen' the other day and I am wondering if this is used. I never hear it and I don't use it.
- pen slide 883 1.
- Somebody mentioned a word 'lumpen' the other day and I am wondering if this is used.
- I never hear it and I don't use it.
- lumpen: of low social class and stupid or not educated pen slide 883 2.
- Somebody asked me if it's ok to say take down the laundry as the opposite of hang (up or out) laundry (on the clothesline) .
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pen slide 8831. Somebody mentioned a word 'lumpen' the other day and I am wondering if this is used.
I never hear it and I don't use it.
lumpen: of low social class and stupid or not educated
pen slide 8832. Somebody asked me if it's ok to say take down the laundry as the opposite of hang (up or out) laundry (on the
01. This word I've only heard used in the phrase "lumpen proletariat," a term that only a handful of people - academic types - know the meaning of. I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I don't know how to use it, even after looking up the definition.
2. You'd hear: "take/bring in the laundry."
01. Somebody mentioned a word 'lumpen' the other day and I am wondering if this is used.
I know what it means but I don't think it's a common word. You could live your whole life in an English-speaking country and never hear this word.
She used the word to describe somebody who is doing nothing, useless, and helpless.
2. Somebody asked me if it's ok to say take down lau
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