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Nhật Bình Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Pernicious
Humans run the risk of contracting irreparable lung problems if they are exposed sufficiently long to the pernicious air.
Do you collocate the word 'air' with the word 'pernicious' ?
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No. noxious
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- noxious
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Nh?t BìnhDo you collocate the word 'air' with the word 'pernicious' ?
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You can find a very few instances of 'pernicious air pollutants' or 'pernicious air quality problems' in modern English, but you may have to go as far back as the late 18th century for 'pernicious air'. One writer (1779) was worried about guarding against "the pernicious air of
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