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Originally Posted by poli
In recent years osteoporosis has become a very common term dispite the fact that it is a multisyllabic word, which is something most Anglos hate.
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English has developed with a high percentage of words of one syllable. The King James bible has 60% of words of one syllable. Generally a string of short words is a natural choice over one long one. I think this is a charming aspect of the language. There are some who disagree, but they are entitled to their floccinaucinihilipilification.
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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS
When do we use the wear and tear of something
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When it´s a machine. If you rent a house or apartment with furniture, then on leaving you would pay for any damage or breakages you have caused. You would not have to pay for a general decrease in quality (for example if the refrigerator or TV broke down through no fault of yours). This is known as general wear and tear.