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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
lie cast off
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00 Can I say " The earthenware jars are 01 b 00 lying cast off/discarded 02 b 00 in the yard"? 02 br
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00 Can I say " The earthenware jars are 01 b 00 lying cast off/discarded 02 b 00 in the yard"? 02 br
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0 I find "discarded" more natural because "cast off" tends to suggest something that was worn or attached (either literally or figuratively). 0-
- 0 I find "discarded" more natural because "cast off" tends to suggest something that was worn or attached (either literally or figuratively).
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0 I find "discarded" more natural because "cast off" tends to suggest something that was worn or attached (either literally or figuratively). But this doesn't have to be the case, so, to me, "cast off" is not actually wrong. 0-
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