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Sewage vs. Sewerage
Sewage
/ˈsjuːɪdʒ/Examples:
The city is upgrading its sewage treatment facilities.Sewage pipes run beneath the streets of the old town.Heavy rains caused the sewage system to overflow.
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Sewerage
/ˈsjuːərɪdʒ/Examples:
Public sewerage systems reduce health risks among communities.Proper sewerage disposal is crucial for urban planning.Sewerage maintenance ensures a clean and sanitary environment.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Sewage refers to the waste itself, the stuff that flows through pipes.
- Sewerage is the system of pipes and infrastructure that carries the sewage.
- Remember sewer in sewerage — it's about the network of pipes, not the waste.
- Think of sewage as garbage — whats inside, and sewerage as the garage', the system that holds it.
- Sewage ends with age, emphasizing the waste or used age-old stuff.
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