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Vocabulary

vacuum

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0I know of vacuum cleaner but have never heard vacuum machine (although it makes sense). 0-

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  • 0I know of vacuum cleaner but have never heard vacuum machine (although it makes sense).
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0I know of vacuum cleaner but have never heard vacuum machine (although it makes sense). "Hoover" is a brand name, sometimes substituted for the actual thing, like Frigidaire, Kleenex, etc.0-
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0vacum cleaner use for the cleaning purpose. which sucks the dirt by creating a vacum. but vacum machine use for the vacum production. which is help for the production .. (Glass container production industry). so two are difference according the usage0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I'll occasionally say 'vacuum machine' to my wife, but perhaps that's just a part of my personal idiom.02br
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00The commonest term for it is simply 'the vacuum', eg 'Put the vacuum away, please'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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