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Mr. Tom Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary
Remove vs cut off
Hi
Would you say that both of these are equally natural?
- Will you please cut off the bread crumbs for me?
- Will you please remove the bread crumbs for me?
Best,
Tom
Top answer
Bread crumbs are already loose. It does not seem possible to "cut them off". "remove the bread crumbs" is possible, if, for example, the crumbs are lodged in an appliance, or something like that, or perhaps as part of a recipe.
- Bread crumbs are already loose.
- It does not seem possible to "cut them off".
- "remove the bread crumbs" is possible, if, for example, the crumbs are lodged in an appliance, or something like that, or perhaps as part of a recipe.
- However, you may be thinking of something else other than crumbs.
- I don't suppose you mean crusts, do you?
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Bread crumbs are already loose. It does not seem possible to "cut them off". "remove the bread crumbs" is possible, if, for example, the crumbs are lodged in an appliance, or something like that, or perhaps as part of a recipe. However, you may be thinking of something else other than crumbs. I don't suppose you mean crusts, do you?
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