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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of strewn

Hi

Sorry if I have asked this question before.

Is the use of strewn natural here? Could you please tell me an appropriate synonym/substitute?

The floor outside the mosque was strewn with shoes and slippers.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is the use of strewn natural here? Yes, but it would be unusual in everyday speech in the US.

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  • Tom Is the use of strewn natural here?
  • Yes, but it would be unusual in everyday speech in the US.
  • It is rather literary.
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Mr. TomIs the use of strewn natural here?

Yes, but it would be unusual in everyday speech in the US. It is rather literary.

Mr. TomCould you please tell me an appropriate synonym/substitute?

There were shoes and slippers scattered all over the floor outside the mosque.

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Mr. TomIs the use of strewn natural here?

yes, quite.

Mr. TomCould you please tell me an appropriate synonym/substitute?

Worshipers had haphazardly thrown / discarded their shoes and slippers on the floor outside the mosque.

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