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Old 20-May-2007, 07:16
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Default Re: soil and earth

Dear Cas,
Thank you very much for your explanation. Did you mean 'soil' works in this sentence?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
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Originally Posted by Casiopea View Post
They're synonyms: earth, soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand; the softer part of the land. To someone who grew up in farmering country, soil can be more specfic, the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops. soil - Definitions from Dictionary.com

Does that help?
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