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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Interchangeable?
Are "scaffold" and "scaffolding" used interchangeably by native speakers?
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I do not interchange them. Scaffolding is a general term. They are going to clean the entire building facade and windows over the next few weeks.
- I do not interchange them.
- Scaffolding is a general term.
- They are going to clean the entire building facade and windows over the next few weeks.
- The scaffolding will be erected starting on Monday.
- Scaffold is a particular term.
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I do not interchange them.
Scaffolding is a general term.
They are going to clean the entire building facade and windows over the next few weeks. The scaffolding will be erected starting on Monday.
Scaffold is a particular term.
The worker fell off the unsecured scaffold and fell to his death.
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The scaffold is also the name of the platform on which a criminal stands when he is about to be hung.
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