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Old 07-28-2007, 10:04 PM   #21
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by DanaC
I was gonna say, cause like if I used 'stuff' I'd found in my garden it'd be like, bit of stone, dandelion, slug, lump of soil, lump of something unidentifiable and slightly worrying and maybe a dead vole if next door's cat's been busy.
You've also got to remember that in America garden means a specific plot of land where plants/flowers are cultivated. As I recall in Britain it's a synonym for any bit of land, grassy or paved, outside of a house that is not public property.
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