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Aramahosi Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Squish vs squash

Would you tell me what a difference of nuance between "I squished a cockroach" and "I squashed a cockroach"?
Thanks in advance.
  

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There is no real difference. Both of them mean that you crushed and killed the pest.

  • There is no real difference.
  • Both of them mean that you crushed and killed the pest.
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There is no real difference. Both of them mean that you crushed and killed the pest.
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Squash is the general term. Squish is sort of like a diminutive of squash and is used more by children and women.

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