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Post by colorado on Mar 31, 2011 14:20:25 GMT -5
all core classes want to know.  Colorado |
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Post by lauriesrocks on Mar 31, 2011 17:17:25 GMT -5
I think soil implies a degree of organic content, while dirt doesn't necessarily.
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Post by Ryan on Apr 1, 2011 1:07:04 GMT -5
As Laurie suggests, is it possible the confirmed nutrient content is the variable? Soil costs about $8 a bag. But you couldnt GIVE away buckets of dirt. The only time i see people pay for dirt is at tourist mines. And usually its for the added goodies not the dirt itself. The dirt is just the vehicle for folks to feel like theyre "mining" something. Im gonna say dirt is the mineral dust and crumbs of random dried out detritus that cover the entire Earth, while soil connotes something more suitable for an agricultural medium and is a nutritive type of dirt containing moist, mostly organic detritus. When you roll around in pits and holes looking for crystals, it is proper to say " you got dirty", not " you got soily". So I guess if you rolled in a farmers fresh and fertile field, it would be proper to say " you became soiled". MAKE SURE to phrase it in that order though because it connotes something ENTIRELY different if you "soil yourself."  ;D  |
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Post by rayjeri on Apr 1, 2011 5:05:34 GMT -5
Thats funny.
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Post by dan on Apr 1, 2011 16:02:12 GMT -5
Colorado,
From Discovery Education: What’s the difference between soil and dirt?Dirt is what you find under your fingernails. Soil is what you find under your feet. Think of soil as a thin living skin that covers the land. It goes down into the ground just a short way. Even the most fertile topsoil is only a foot or so deep. Soil is more than rock particles. It includes all the living things and the materials they make or change. Not cheating just thought I would add my two cents. Dan ;D
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