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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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glass surfaces

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00Is the 01i00glass surfaces02i00 ok here?02br
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00Isn’t it natural for a woman to walk in little slippers around the house and to dust01u00 the glass surfaces02u00 with electrified cleaning rag?02br
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02font 02br 02br 00No. Perhaps you should just say 'all the surfaces'? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00No.
  • Perhaps you should just say 'all the surfaces'?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Isn’t it natural for a woman to walk in little slippers around the house and to dust01u00 the glass surfaces02u00 with 01font00an 0
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0Hi Clive,02br
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01i00electrified02i00 meaning when you, for instance, rub a rag against a plastic rod, it becomes ''electrified' (I guess it is not the right word).If you put the rod next to your hair, it will raise. Can you think of a suitable adjective?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00 Can you think of a suitable adjective?02font00 Not offhand. Perhaps you can just omit the word 'electrified'?02br
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00Clive0-
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0I've already considered that, and I think if nothing comes to my mind I'll just omit it.02br
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00Thank you.0-
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0 Hi Antonija,02br
00the word you are looking for is "charged". If you rub a rod of plastic against a cat skin, the rod will become charged and attract hair like you describe.This could indeed be used to attract household dirt. However, I have never seen such a device and I doubt whether your readers will comprehend the story. I will try myself the next time I have to clean (or tel
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00Thanks Kajjo. So I think I might as well omit it.010id2
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