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Ask for help > Difference between Big Spender and Spendthrift
Difference between Big Spender and Spendthrift
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lizgc7
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Difference between Big Spender and Spendthrift
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Hello colleagues!
Could you please tell me the difference between big spender and spendthrift, are they the same!
Thanks in advance, byebye!!! =) |
9 Jun 2014
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gloriawpai
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They are about the same. Colloquially speaking, big spender is more common. |
9 Jun 2014
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lizgc7
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Thanks a lot gloriawpai!
Greetings from Mexico!  |
9 Jun 2014
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lizgc7
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Thanks a lot gloriawpai!
Greetings from Mexico! |
9 Jun 2014
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FrauSue
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This always confuses me (and I am a native speaker), because "thrifty" means careful with money, whereas "spendthrift" means the opposite! |
10 Jun 2014
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