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Originally Posted by theman23
You really need to learn a few more adjectives.
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Oh come on, the ones I used weren't that hard. I dumbed it down as much as I could.
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Originally Posted by Architype
Let me help, here's a few more to describe those low rises, (thanks to Google).
" run down, down at heel, scruffy, uncared-for, neglected, dilapidated, in disrepair, ramshackle, tumbledown, dingy, seedy, slummy, insalubrious, squalid, sordid, mean, wretched, miserable, crummy, scuzzy, tacky, grungy, shambly, beat-up, grotty, shacky, well worn, worn, old, worn out, threadbare, moth-eaten, mangy, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered, decrepit, having seen better days, falling apart at the seams, faded, dowdy, dirty, grubby, tatty, ratty, the worse for wear, raggedy."
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If he didn't understand the words I used he's not going to understand those. And btw, replacing shabby with something new doesn't equate to a satisfactory result. Vancouver is going to be stuck with that new condo tower for the next 60+ years. It's just not good enough. Sometimes no change is better than what replaces it.
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