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User_gary Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Clean up/clear up the mess

Please clear up the mess on the kitchen.
Please clean up the mess on the kitchen.

Can you please tell me the nuance between "clear up" and "clean up" in this context?
  

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Clear up - Usualy refers to a point of confusion rather than a mess in a kitchen. Clean up - Fits better for a mess in the kitchen.

  • Clear up - Usualy refers to a point of confusion rather than a mess in a kitchen.
  • Clean up - Fits better for a mess in the kitchen.
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Clear up - Usualy refers to a point of confusion rather than a mess in a kitchen.

Clean up - Fits better for a mess in the kitchen.

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