Anonymous  +  264185 Fri, 08 Sep 06 01:49 PM Hi! Does anybody know what's the difference between clean and clear? They seem the same to me.Do they differ only in the words they collocate with? Anonymous Difference Between

	Aperisic  +  264198 Fri, 08 Sep 06 03:04 PM clear   free from what dims, transparent, free from clouds clean   not dirty, unadulterated, free of infection, washed Aperisic Joined on Fri, Jul 21 2006 Full Member 409

	Clive  +  264382 Fri, 08 Sep 06 10:53 PM Hi, I can understand why this might be a little confusing in certain contexts. Let me offer you this example. Tom cleared the table. Basically, he removed the dishes, glasses, cutlery. The table was now uncluttered. Tom cleaned the table. After the table was cleared, Tom cleaned the table. (He wiped it with a damp cloth.)  Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	LanguageAngel  +  265058 Sun, 10 Sep 06 06:03 PM Put it in simple terms...although there are a lot of meaning, but I'll just give some basic ones Clear: 1. Transparent (able to be seen through) 2. Obvious (easy to understand) Clean: 1. Not messy (this is an adjective) 2. To organize (Verb) LanguageAngel Joined on Sun, Sep 10 2006 New Member 11 Verbs