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Fresh water vs freshwater
What is the difference in usage of the two spellings: "fresh water"/ "freshwater"?
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Feb 21, 2013 1:40 PM
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Fresh - water is an adjective and a noun, two separate words. The fresh is referring to the newness and cleanliness of the water.
Freshwater is one word and is referring to the type of water in a body of water like a lake that is practically salt free unlike the water of the ocean.
February 21, 2013
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