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difference between: pile / mound / drift
referring to a huge amount of, a lot of
Aug 16, 2009 10:41 PM
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A pile and a mound are more or less interchangable, although a mound imfers a more rounded and compact shape to me, whereas a pile will not have such a uniform shape to it.
A drift, when used to describe a large quantity, is only used to describe snow that has been blown into a pile/mound by the wind.
August 17, 2009
1."pile" "mound" "heap" :they can be used changeable.
a ~ of sth, put sth in a ~,
2."bundle'' , "stack" as the meaning of "a lot of", which may be in order
a bundle of magazines( the magazines are packed in bundle)
3.when they are usd for money ,and other invisible things, each is ok.
August 17, 2009
Pile and mound both mean a gathering of inanimate objects, such as a pile of sticks, or a mound of dirt. The word 'drift' means to 'go away from', as in 'The boat drifted away (from me) in the water.'
August 17, 2009
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