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Sinmonika Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
waste or refuse
What does waste(paper,fruit peels etc)present in the bin called(dustbin)?
Is it called waste or refuse?
Is it called waste or refuse?
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" To me, it's the parts of things that are not normally used - discarded as scrap. I think "refuse" has a much broader meaning, as in the poem - " . .
- " To me, it's the parts of things that are not normally used - discarded as scrap.
- I think "refuse" has a much broader meaning, as in the poem - " .
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- the retched refuse of your teeming shore" (actually referring to living humans).
- "Human waste" has quite a different meaning.
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I would say "waste." To me, it's the parts of things that are not normally used - discarded as scrap.
I think "refuse" has a much broader meaning, as in the poem - " . . . the retched refuse of your teeming shore" (actually referring to living humans). "Human waste" has quite a different meaning.
But I believe you can find people who think "refuse" is a euphamism for "
I think "refuse" has a much broader meaning, as in the poem - " . . . the retched refuse of your teeming shore" (actually referring to living humans). "Human waste" has quite a different meaning.
But I believe you can find people who think "refuse" is a euphamism for "
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