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Could you tell me the difference between remnant and remains?
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A large number of people, especially young ones, insouciantly eat fast food and drink sugary drinks on a regular basis because of their tastiness, even though these dietary choices are associated with higher risks of obesity and diabetes.
Does the writer use insouciantly correctly?
I really appreciate your help. 
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t Bình Could you tell me the difference between remnant and remains? I feel your pain. The dictionaries can be frustrating.
- t Bình Could you tell me the difference between remnant and remains?
- I feel your pain.
- The dictionaries can be frustrating.
- A remnant is often something desirable or neutral.
- The remains are more like detritus, waste.
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Nh?t BìnhCould you tell me the difference between remnant and remains?
I feel your pain. The dictionaries can be frustrating. A remnant is often something desirable or neutral. The remains are more like detritus, waste.
If I say "the remains of an ancient civilization", I might mean the ruins, middens, scraps of text. The remnants of that civilization
0Nh?t BìnhDoes the writer use insouciantly correctly?
Yes, but it is a rather high-register word. In other words, many people will have to dust off their dictionary.
0A remnant is most often something brand new, but there is not enough of it to be fully useful.
It is used for carpet and bolts of cloth. Capet comes in large rolls, and pieces are cut to fit rooms. At the end, there is only a little bit left, which is sold as a remnant at a discount.
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