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Loukia Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Stitch-sew
Hi everyone
I'm wondering what's the difference between the verbs sew and stitch. Aren't the same? I found the following sentence in a book "Then they began to stitch and sew and hammer"
I'm wondering what's the difference between the verbs sew and stitch. Aren't the same? I found the following sentence in a book "Then they began to stitch and sew and hammer"
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It appears it is a passage to do with some sort of needlework or leatherwork. The hammer puzzled me, but I found that is used in sewing. In this sense they are all verbs.
- It appears it is a passage to do with some sort of needlework or leatherwork.
- The hammer puzzled me, but I found that is used in sewing.
- In this sense they are all verbs.
- Whereas "stitch" can be a noun also, (and hammer too).
- As verbs, stitch and sew can be interchangeable, but there is a subtle difference sometimes.
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It appears it is a passage to do with some sort of needlework or leatherwork. The hammer puzzled me, but I found that is used in sewing.
In this sense they are all verbs. Whereas "stitch" can be a noun also, (and hammer too).
As verbs, stitch and sew can be interchangeable, but there is a subtle difference sometimes.
You can use "I can stitch this together" or "I can sew this toget
In this sense they are all verbs. Whereas "stitch" can be a noun also, (and hammer too).
As verbs, stitch and sew can be interchangeable, but there is a subtle difference sometimes.
You can use "I can stitch this together" or "I can sew this toget
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