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Bbk_agp Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Handpicked!?

Hi,

I looked the word "handpicked" in dictionary, which writed as below:
handpicked: someone who is handpicked has been carefully chosen for a special purpose

I wanna ask if the word can also be used for things rather than just being use for peoples, as the dictionary says someone...

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Second, And an irrelevant question maybe Emotion: big smile, What is the name of this sign "!" in English?

Thanks!
  

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Of course we can hand pick vegetables, fruit, etc. ) In this case we're talking about the process of separating the food item from the vine/tree/bush/stem/etc. " This doesn't mean we send them into the fields, but rather that they select the best items from the wholesaler.

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  • Of course we can hand pick vegetables, fruit, etc.
  • ) In this case we're talking about the process of separating the food item from the vine/tree/bush/stem/etc.
  • " This doesn't mean we send them into the fields, but rather that they select the best items from the wholesaler.
  • The term may also be used loosely to describe various acts of choosing: My teacher hand-picked the books on my reading list for me.
  • Perhaps she just gave me the titles, but selected them specifically for me.
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Of course we can hand pick vegetables, fruit, etc. (Did you find one word or two?)

In this case we're talking about the process of separating the food item from the vine/tree/bush/stem/etc.

You may see a sign in the grocery store, saying something like, "Or produce is hand-picked by our experts." This doesn't mean we send them into the fields, but rather that they select the
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