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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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eateries vs restaurants

0The packed city center was evacuated after the man attempted to detonate a bomb at the Giraffe restaurant, a chain of eateries popular with families.02br
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00Can I replace eateries with restaurants without change of meaning?02br
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02font 02br 02br 01font 00Can I replace eateries with restaurants without change of meaning? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

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0Hi,02br
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0Clive, could you help me understand why it would be poor style besides the repetition?02br
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00By the way, can I call a hotdog stand an eatery? I'm trying to see if there's any difference between the two.02br
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0 eatery is a very 01b00small, modest02b00 restaurant ...0-
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