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Gutter, sewer, drains #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 09, 2008 17:37 pm   Gutter, sewer, drains		  
Hi,

Are those interchangeable?

'...down the drains.', '...down the sewer.', '...down the gutter.'

Also, does 'bear' convey the same meaning as 'convey' in this sentence?

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Gutter, sewer, drains #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:41 am   Gutter, sewer, drains		  
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Gutters, sewers and drains are different facilities.

What sentence?
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Gutter, sewer, drains #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:36 am   Gutter, sewer, drains		  
Hi,
SkiIucK wrote:
Also, does 'bear' convey the same meaning as 'convey' in this sentence?


That sentence. Smile

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Gutter, sewer, drains #4 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:47 am   Gutter, sewer, drains		  
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The word bear conveys no meaning in that sentence.
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