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Booklet as insulation for home?
What is the difference between disseminate and distributeWhat does “Not to be a dick, but—” mean? Is “Dickishness” an accepted, stand-alone English word?Why do we no longer refer to Muslim and Hindu women as being 'in Purdah'?Presence of resources when using “construct” vs “build”When should “those” be used in place of “the”?“freeze somebody out (of something)” and “freeze out somebody (of something)” and “freeze out (of something) somebody”?Contextual synonym of “Veneration”What does 'make much muster' mean in the following context?When we say someone's knocked out, must he/she be in a state of unconsciousness?Usage of magnanimous in describing large buildings
At the next village, the team tossed out the trial booklets, but when the villagers began collecting them, the team shifted to handing the booklets out—as insulation for the villagers’ homes.
An excerpt from book "Atlantis: Gene".
How can booklets be as insulation?
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At the next village, the team tossed out the trial booklets, but when the villagers began collecting them, the team shifted to handing the booklets out—as insulation for the villagers’ homes.
An excerpt from book "Atlantis: Gene".
How can booklets be as insulation?
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asked 6 hours ago
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Paper is best insulator.
– Ubi hatt
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At the next village, the team tossed out the trial booklets, but when the villagers began collecting them, the team shifted to handing the booklets out—as insulation for the villagers’ homes.
An excerpt from book "Atlantis: Gene".
How can booklets be as insulation?
word-usage
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
At the next village, the team tossed out the trial booklets, but when the villagers began collecting them, the team shifted to handing the booklets out—as insulation for the villagers’ homes.
An excerpt from book "Atlantis: Gene".
How can booklets be as insulation?
word-usage
word-usage
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
asked 6 hours ago
shenkwenshenkwen
23439
23439
Paper is best insulator.
– Ubi hatt
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Paper is best insulator.
– Ubi hatt
6 hours ago
Paper is best insulator.
– Ubi hatt
6 hours ago
Paper is best insulator.
– Ubi hatt
6 hours ago
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It is a way to say that the written contents and ideas of the booklet are worthless. The only value of the booklet for the villagers at least is the physical paper.
Insulation means stuffing it in the walls or between sheets to make a thicker blanket.
It is meant as as an insult about the booklet. A common insult about a newspaper one thinks is junk would be to say that its only use is to line a bird cage.
A similar example is in times of hyperinflation when a banknote's cash value is approximately the value of the paper itself or less. At least such a statement is made figuratively:
Venezuelan Bolivar Now Worth More as Toilet Paper Than as Money
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It is a way to say that the written contents and ideas of the booklet are worthless. The only value of the booklet for the villagers at least is the physical paper.
Insulation means stuffing it in the walls or between sheets to make a thicker blanket.
It is meant as as an insult about the booklet. A common insult about a newspaper one thinks is junk would be to say that its only use is to line a bird cage.
A similar example is in times of hyperinflation when a banknote's cash value is approximately the value of the paper itself or less. At least such a statement is made figuratively:
Venezuelan Bolivar Now Worth More as Toilet Paper Than as Money
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It is a way to say that the written contents and ideas of the booklet are worthless. The only value of the booklet for the villagers at least is the physical paper.
Insulation means stuffing it in the walls or between sheets to make a thicker blanket.
It is meant as as an insult about the booklet. A common insult about a newspaper one thinks is junk would be to say that its only use is to line a bird cage.
A similar example is in times of hyperinflation when a banknote's cash value is approximately the value of the paper itself or less. At least such a statement is made figuratively:
Venezuelan Bolivar Now Worth More as Toilet Paper Than as Money
answered 6 hours ago
DamilaDamila
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It is a way to say that the written contents and ideas of the booklet are worthless. The only value of the booklet for the villagers at least is the physical paper.
Insulation means stuffing it in the walls or between sheets to make a thicker blanket.
It is meant as as an insult about the booklet. A common insult about a newspaper one thinks is junk would be to say that its only use is to line a bird cage.
A similar example is in times of hyperinflation when a banknote's cash value is approximately the value of the paper itself or less. At least such a statement is made figuratively:
Venezuelan Bolivar Now Worth More as Toilet Paper Than as Money
answered 6 hours ago
DamilaDamila
4077
It is a way to say that the written contents and ideas of the booklet are worthless. The only value of the booklet for the villagers at least is the physical paper.
Insulation means stuffing it in the walls or between sheets to make a thicker blanket.
It is meant as as an insult about the booklet. A common insult about a newspaper one thinks is junk would be to say that its only use is to line a bird cage.
A similar example is in times of hyperinflation when a banknote's cash value is approximately the value of the paper itself or less. At least such a statement is made figuratively:
Venezuelan Bolivar Now Worth More as Toilet Paper Than as Money
answered 6 hours ago
DamilaDamila
4077
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