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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Is this sentence correct:


"Athletes follow a special diet to supply their calorie wearout."

  

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" No. Most dictionaries do not yet accept 'wearout' as a legitimate word in English. I think you may want something more like this: Athletes follow a special diet to compensate for the tremendous depletion of calories they experience in practicing their sports.

  • " No.
  • Most dictionaries do not yet accept 'wearout' as a legitimate word in English.
  • I think you may want something more like this: Athletes follow a special diet to compensate for the tremendous depletion of calories they experience in practicing their sports.
  • CJ
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Christine Christie

Is this sentence correct:


"Athletes follow a special diet to supply their calorie wearout."

No. Most dictionaries do not yet accept 'wearout' as a legitimate word in English.

I think you may want something more like this:

Athletes follow a special diet to compensate for the tremendous depleti

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