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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Cleaning/cleansing
difference between cleaning and cleansing?
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In general, cleaning is far more common. Cleansing can have a sense of restoring purity, not simply getting rid of dirt. " It would be easier if you wrote a few sentences in which you're not sure if cleansing would work.
- In general, cleaning is far more common.
- Cleansing can have a sense of restoring purity, not simply getting rid of dirt.
- " It would be easier if you wrote a few sentences in which you're not sure if cleansing would work.
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In general, cleaning is far more common.
Cleansing can have a sense of restoring purity, not simply getting rid of dirt. For example, we use the expression "cleansed of sin." I wouldn't say "Look how nice the windows look now that I've cleansed them."
It would be easier if you wrote a few sentences in which you're not sure if cleansing would work.
Cleansing can have a sense of restoring purity, not simply getting rid of dirt. For example, we use the expression "cleansed of sin." I wouldn't say "Look how nice the windows look now that I've cleansed them."
It would be easier if you wrote a few sentences in which you're not sure if cleansing would work.
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Coincidentally (not "ironically") there's an advertisement on THIS page that uses both words!!!! How serendipitous!
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Hi,
The only reason a native speaker would produde such a sentence would be as a joke.
The only reason a native speaker would produde such a sentence would be as a joke.
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What is correct? - She got her gold ornaments cleaned. or She got her gold ornaments cleansed.
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