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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Soil
When we use the verb "soil" in the sense "To make dirty" as in "He soiled my shirt.", does it mean that he somehow put soil on my shirt or can it mean that he put something other than soil, maybe trash, on my soil to make it dirty ?
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The verb 'soil' has little to do with the noun 'soil'. The verb can be used for anything that makes dirty.
- The verb 'soil' has little to do with the noun 'soil'.
- The verb can be used for anything that makes dirty.
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The verb 'soil' has little to do with the noun 'soil'. The verb can be used for anything that makes dirty.
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As an afterthought, here are a couple of the most common collocations:
Oh! The baby's soiled his diaper again.
He certainly soiled his reputation when he started hanging around with those punks.
Oh! The baby's soiled his diaper again.
He certainly soiled his reputation when he started hanging around with those punks.
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