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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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as plumbing and electricity
Learning/education is a lifelong process, and a dictionary is as essential to a home 'as plumbing and electricity'!
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Both plumbing and electricity are essential to the running of a house. If you have no plumbing, the toilet / shower / sink do not work. The sentence suggests that a dictionary is as important as plumbing (or electricity) to a home.
- Both plumbing and electricity are essential to the running of a house.
- If you have no plumbing, the toilet / shower / sink do not work.
- The sentence suggests that a dictionary is as important as plumbing (or electricity) to a home.
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Both plumbing and electricity are essential to the running of a house. If you have no plumbing, the toilet / shower / sink do not work.
The sentence suggests that a dictionary is as important as plumbing (or electricity) to a home.
The sentence suggests that a dictionary is as important as plumbing (or electricity) to a home.
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I agree with David that that's what it means, but it's a preposterous statement.
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Anonymousa dictionary is as essential to a homeI'd add that especially the English dictionary, mostly because of the spelling of English words.
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