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Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 12:58
>Herman Miller <hmiller@...> wrote:
>I can see that distinction -- "garbage" is what goes down the "garbage >disposal", "trash" goes in the "trash can" (or "trash bin").
I've always been amused by the British use of "dustbin." I've always pictured it as a big can full of those little furry critters that accumulate under beds, which are also known by a multitude of names. Charlie

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Peter Collier <petecollier@...>