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Old 08-14-2012, 08:41 AM
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TanyaL
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Originally Posted by maviskw View Post
When you say "washable", that means it's not washable. It won't survive through a wash, it washes out. ? ? ?

Another example of our American English not making logical sense. The glue is washable, meaning that it will wash out when the quilt is washed. We should correctly say that it is dissolveable in water and will wash away.
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