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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Dry leaves or dried leaves
when do we say dried leaves and when do we say dry leaves?
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Dried leaves (the leaves already dried) Dry leaves ( the leaves not dried)
- Dried leaves (the leaves already dried) Dry leaves ( the leaves not dried)
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Dried leaves (the leaves already dried) Dry leaves ( the leaves not dried)
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"dried leaves" tends to be used when they have been deliberately dried, or when the process by which they became dry is important.
"dry leaves" lends to be used when they just happen to be dry.
This is not a hard and fast rule, just a tendency.
"dry leaves" lends to be used when they just happen to be dry.
This is not a hard and fast rule, just a tendency.
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