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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Tools or equipment?

Could you tell me the difference between tools or equipment as in "Good shoes, clothes and a backpack are the basic ____ you need for your hiking"?
  

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With reference to your sentence, 'tools' is wrong because they are used to manufacture items.

— Mister Micawber

  • With reference to your sentence, 'tools' is wrong because they are used to manufacture items.
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With reference to your sentence, 'tools' is wrong because they are used to manufacture items.
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Thanks! By the way, is "equipment" appropriate in the case? What does it mean here?
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Yes, 'equipment'—the appurtenances required for hiking.
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