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Originally Posted by Celia Hi,
Could anyone tell me how to interpret the phrase "hard-working words" in the following sentence:
The word 'work' must be one of the most hard-working words in the English language.
Thank you for your help :D |
The word "work" has more than one function and more than 30 meaning, so, for a word, it
works hard for a living; puts a
hard day's work in. :D