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Qim Posted 20 years ago
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specks of fluff
Is this proper English, or is it really a repetition of terms?
I am trying to refer to snow.
I am trying to refer to snow.
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Hello Qim
"Specks" means "small marks or foreign bodies on a surface". "Fluff" on the other hand refers to a dense, minutely fibrous, irregular, three-dimensional structure, usually of organic origin. So "specks" may consist of small pieces of "fluff".
When snow sticks to a window pane, and doesn't melt, you might well describe it as "specks of fluff". Some readers might find th
"Specks" means "small marks or foreign bodies on a surface". "Fluff" on the other hand refers to a dense, minutely fibrous, irregular, three-dimensional structure, usually of organic origin. So "specks" may consist of small pieces of "fluff".
When snow sticks to a window pane, and doesn't melt, you might well describe it as "specks of fluff". Some readers might find th
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