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Oligalma Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
things / bits and pieces / odds and ends
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- Things
- Bits and pieces
- Odds and ends
- Things
- Bits and pieces
- Odds and ends
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“Things” has a very broad range of meaning, and applies to both useful and non-useful items. We might say, “Get your things together. ” The ‘things’ would include not only clothing, but identification, money, and so on.
- “Things” has a very broad range of meaning, and applies to both useful and non-useful items.
- We might say, “Get your things together.
- ” The ‘things’ would include not only clothing, but identification, money, and so on.
- “Bits and pieces” is also used in many situations to include incomplete items—such as partial packages of repair parts, nails, screws, broom-handles, and the remains of an unfinished package of cookies/biscuits.
- Kitchen drawers and tool boxes are likely places to store them.
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“Things” has a very broad range of meaning, and applies to both useful and non-useful items. We might say, “Get your things together. We’re going on vacation.” The ‘things’ would include not only clothing, but identification, money, and so on.
“Bits and pieces” is also used in many situations to include incomplete items—such as partial packages of repair parts, nails, screws, broom-han
“Bits and pieces” is also used in many situations to include incomplete items—such as partial packages of repair parts, nails, screws, broom-han
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