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What's the difference between these three sentences ?
- Neglected house.
-Abandoned house.
- Deserted house.
What's the difference between these three sentences ?
- Neglected house.
-Abandoned house.
- Deserted house.
- Neglected house.
-Abandoned house.
- Deserted house.
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1. Someone lives there or owns it but does not look after it
2. The occupants have left, not caring what happens to it
2. The house is currently empty of people
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Abandoned and deserted are almost the same: the occupants have left so there is no one to look after it. Neglected would mean the occupants are there, but they still don’t look after it.
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