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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Do waste
"You do a lot of waste/wastage."
Is this sentence idiomatic or should I rewrite it with "waste" as a verb ?
Can we "do" waste or wastage ?
Is this sentence idiomatic or should I rewrite it with "waste" as a verb ?
Can we "do" waste or wastage ?
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Here are some examples: The factory is inefficient. It creates a lot of waste. The manufacturing process generates a lot of wastage.
- Here are some examples: The factory is inefficient.
- It creates a lot of waste.
- The manufacturing process generates a lot of wastage.
- ) You waste a lot.
- You are wasteful.
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Here are some examples:
The factory is inefficient. It creates a lot of waste. The manufacturing process generates a lot of wastage. (Wastage is quite formal, and seldom used in conversation.)
You waste a lot.
You are wasteful.
It's great that you recycle most of your waste.
The factory is inefficient. It creates a lot of waste. The manufacturing process generates a lot of wastage. (Wastage is quite formal, and seldom used in conversation.)
You waste a lot.
You are wasteful.
It's great that you recycle most of your waste.
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Debpriya DeIs this sentence idiomatic or should I rewrite it with "waste" as a verb ?Rewrite it with "waste" as a verb.
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