I am doing the cleaning?

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Hi,Are the three expressions have different connotation?I am doing the cleaning. I am doing the housework.I am doing the chore.I think parents can do cleaning, housework or chore, but can way say kids (below ten) do housework or chore?I think housework and chore include lots of things. So kids can do some cleaning in my opinion.When I say "can", I mean physical ability.After the meal, Mommy clears the leftovers, cleans the table and wipes away the crumbs on the floor.What is Mommy doing? Is "Mommy is doing the cleaning" most suitable for this context?Thanks very much.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Are the three expressions have different connotation?-- No.
I am doing the cleaning.
I am doing the housework.
I am doing the chores.

I don't see any difference between adults and children. Do not confuse vocabulary with real life.

After the meal, Mommy takes care of the leftovers, clears the table, and wipes the crumbs off the floor.
What is Mommy doing? Is "Mommy is doing the cleaning" most suitable for this context?-- No, 'cleaning' alone refers to general housecleaning. Use 'M is clearing up / cleaning up after dinner.'

Anonymous · Answer

In the US, the sentence, "I'm doing the cleaning.", would generally refer to work by professionals or special work by regular folk, not to ordinary housework or chores at home. For example:

"My roommate and I are moving out of our apt. He had to leave to go back home, so I'm doing the cleaning of the unit."

"The reception we had last night really messed up the dining room. Who's going to do the cleaning? Yep, you guessed it. Me."

The sentence, "I'm doing the housework.", would refer to cleaning of the home by the folks who live there (note that children and men don't do "housework") for example:

"My husband and I have an arrangement: I do the housework and cooking, he does the barbecuing."

"Although my husband and kids help out, I do the housework."

The sentence, "I'm doing the chores.", refers to miscellaneous work in the home (typically this is work other than usual housework) that is assigned to the children in the family, for example:

"In order to get an allowance from my parents I'm doing chores around the house now."

"Since my brother left for college I'm doing the chores around the house now."

Stephenlearner · Answer

Thank you, Mister Micawber.
Thank you, Anonymous.

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