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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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eco-friendly/environmentally-friendly

The design of Earthships is based on eco-friendly concept.

Hi,

Does "eco-friendly" in the above amount to "environmentally-friendly" to you? If not, what are the differences? Thanks.
  

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The design of Earthships is based on eco-friendly concepts . Eco-friendly is of course a contraction of ecologically-friendly . Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and their environment.

— Mister Micawber

  • The design of Earthships is based on eco-friendly concepts .
  • Eco-friendly is of course a contraction of ecologically-friendly .
  • Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and their environment.
  • Although biologists could no doubt argue subtle differences between the two ' -friendlies ', they are for all practical purposes the same in meaning.
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The design of Earthships is based on eco-friendly concepts.

Eco-friendly is of course a contraction of ecologically-friendly. Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and their environment. Although biologists could no doubt argue subtle differences between the two '-friendlies', they are for all practical purposes the sam
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Mister MicawberThe design of Earthships is based on eco-friendly concepts.

Eco-friendly is of course a contraction of ecologically-friendly. Ecology is the study of the relationships between living things and their environment. Although biologists could no doubt argue subtle differences between the two '-friendlies', th
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