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Lykers Posted 13 years ago
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housework comparison

With the help of the modern appliances such as washing machines and vacuums, the housework is much easier than decades years ago.

Is there any inaccurate used word here?
  

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Drop both definite articles : With the help of the modern appliances such as washing machines and vacuums, the housework is much easier than (it was) decades/years ago. I'd use 'vacuum cleaners' rather than 'vacuums'.

  • Drop both definite articles : With the help of the modern appliances such as washing machines and vacuums, the housework is much easier than (it was) decades/years ago.
  • I'd use 'vacuum cleaners' rather than 'vacuums'.
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Drop both definite articles:With the help of the modern appliances such as washing machines and vacuums, the housework is much easier than (it was) decades/years ago.

I'd use 'vacuum cleaners' rather than 'vacuums'.

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