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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

JUST KICKING

Dear Teachers,

1. I'm doing nothing. Just kicking / just kicking back / just kicking it.

- "just kicking back / kicking it/ kicking" means "just relaxing", right?

2. Is "garbage pail" the same meaning as "garbage-can"? and which one is more common?

3. Is "dust-cart" the same meaning as "garbage truck"? and which one is more common?

Thanks a bunch to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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1. You're right.

2. Very similar, IMO.

3. Seems to be the same in BrE (in which "truck" might not be used that much):

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dust cart
Function: noun
Britain : a vehicle used for rubbish collection


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1. I'm not familiar with saying "Just kicking" without the "back." It could be that it's more common than I know, but I would use only "kicking back."

2. No hyphen in "garbage can." I think they're the same, although a garbage pail might fit under your desk. That big thing in the garage that gets hauled to the curb every Monday night is definitely a garbage can, not a pail.

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