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View Poll Results: what do you call it?
cut the grass
7
36.84%
mow the lawn
9
47.37%
other (please describe)
3
15.79%
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yard work question....

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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Default yard work question....

what do you call using one of these:




my friends think its strange that i "cut the grass" instead of "mow the lawn"
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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mow the yard, mow the lawn, cut the grass, cut the yard, i say them all

i would say i use cut the grass more often though.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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deek making a living? :dunno:
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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I actually call those a push mower and a riding mower.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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I would refer to the top one as a bagged lawn mower and the bottom as a riding lawn mower. But if I'm using either, I would be "cutting the grass". And if someone asked what I did this morning I would say I "cut the grass" or "mowed the lawn". :hsdunno:
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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lawn mower

mow the lawn
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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I cut the grass. and your friends are idiots for bringing up a stupid debate as such.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Called Derek
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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i would call it yard work.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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I say both.
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