In the bathroom and (in the) living room
I have made up the sentences below.
(1) There's a lot of garbage in the bathroom and in the living room.
(2) There's a lot of garbage in the bathroom and the living room.
(3) There's a lot of garbage in the bathroom and living room.
Which one is correct? Thanks.
Top answer
ansonguy Which one is correct? They're all OK. CJ
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Be aware that in some dialects of US English, trash and garbage are synonymous. In others, including my Middle Atlantic one, there is a difference, and strictly speaking, there is. Garbage is food refuse, stuff that rots quickly and draws flies. Trash is everything else. I'm not saying that anybody is wrong. I am saying that if you want to be generally understood, you should make the distincti
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