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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Drink-driving and drunk driving

Hi

Are these terms essentially synonymous?

He was arrested for drink-driving.

He was arrested for drunk driving.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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From the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: Drink-driving British English driving a car after having drunk too much alcohol SYN drunk-driving American English

  • From the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: Drink-driving British English driving a car after having drunk too much alcohol SYN drunk-driving American English
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From the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:

Drink-driving

British English driving a car after having drunk too much

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