piece?

#1 above is wrong. #2 is correct.

You could also say "write it down on a piece of scrap paper" or "write it down on a piece of pink paper."

Please explain more . Why a scrap of paper is not but a piece of scrap of paper is OK?

Hi guys,

I don't see #1 as wrong at all, it seems quite normal to me. Perhaps this is a case of AmE versus BrE?

Clive

Hi Danyoo,

It seems to me that 'scrap' and 'piece' mean the same thing.

There's nothing wrong with "write it down on a scrap of paper" in AmE, but it's not exactly the same as "a piece of paper." If you have a nice new sheet of paper in good condition, you would call it a "piece of paper." If you tear a corner off of a newspaper or an old envelope to write something down on, you would call it "a scrap of paper."

"A piece of scrap paper" is something else a

Thank you for your kind help. It's valuable to me.

It's also valuable for me. It's the first time I 've heard scrap. It seems Am E.

Phuong ninh

"Scraps" basically means "small torn or leftover bits." You might give your dog "table scraps" -- the odd bits left on people's plates after dinner. If your car has been in a terrible accident and can't be fixed to be drivable, you might be able to "sell it for scrap" -- that is, sell it for a small amount of money to someone who will just take it apart and use whatever bits can be salvaged f