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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Lost/missing

I wonder if there is a subtle difference between "lost child" and "missing child".
  

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If I found a child you had lost his/her parents I would refer to him/her as a lost child. If the child had disappeared I would call him/her missing.

— Dave Phillips

  • If I found a child you had lost his/her parents I would refer to him/her as a lost child.
  • If the child had disappeared I would call him/her missing.
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If I found a child you had lost his/her parents I would refer to him/her as a lost child.
If the child had disappeared I would call him/her missing.
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