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make or do handicraft?
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mari_18cf
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make or do handicraft?
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"I like to ... in my free time"
make or do handicraft? |
25 Oct 2012
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yanogator
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I don �t know about BE, but in the US, we "do handicrafts" or "do a handicraft".
We would use "make" if we talk about the item(s) we produce.
I like to do handicrafts. I like to make gewgaws.
Bruce |
25 Oct 2012
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yanogator
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I just added "or do a handicraft" to my post.
Bruce |
25 Oct 2012
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MarionG
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gewgaw...great word, Bruce!
I would use the word �crafts � (I like to do crafts), without the �handi �. Is there a differrence? |
26 Oct 2012
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yanogator
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No difference, Marion. In fact, "handicrafts" is fading from use, with "crafts" becoming much more common. Bruce |
26 Oct 2012
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