Wash [the] dishes
Hello,
1. Who washes the dishes in your family?
2. That robot doesn't wash dishes or clean the house.
As far as I know, we always say "wash the dishes" and we never say "wash dishes". What is the reason the second sentence above doesn't have "the" before "dishes"?
Thanks.
Top answer
It's not wrong to say 'wash dishes' if you are speaking very generally. eg I never wash dishes, because the hot water makes my hands very red and rough. The idiom I usually say and hear is ' do the washing-up' or 'wash up'.
- It's not wrong to say 'wash dishes' if you are speaking very generally.
- eg I never wash dishes, because the hot water makes my hands very red and rough.
- The idiom I usually say and hear is ' do the washing-up' or 'wash up'.
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It's not wrong to say 'wash dishes' if you are speaking very generally.
eg I never wash dishes, because the hot water makes my hands very red and rough.
The idiom I usually say and hear is 'do the washing-up' or 'wash up'.
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