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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Water the roof of your house

Hi

It's a common practice in India and Pakistan to give water to the roof of your house (with the help of a hose) to keep the house cool--or water the outside area of your house to keep the dust settled. How can we say that in natural English? Are these sentences OK?

  1. I watered the roof for an hour.
  2. I splashed the roof for an hour.
  3. You must water the ground or the dust won't be settled.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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No. You "water" plants, the lawn, etc. "Splash" might work in the above context, but I would use "hose" as a verb in those sentence.

— Teechr

  • No.
  • You "water" plants, the lawn, etc.
  • "Splash" might work in the above context, but I would use "hose" as a verb in those sentence.
  • Try again.
  • Post below.
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No. You "water" plants, the lawn, etc. "Splash" might work in the above context, but I would use "hose" as a verb in those sentence. Try again. Post below.

Also note that you need the active "won't settle" in the last one.

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