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Use vs abuse
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26/03/2007 16:59:59
 
 
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26/03/2007 16:56:08
Dragan Nedeljkovich (Online)
Now officially retired
Zrenjanin, Serbia
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Forum:
Linguistic
Category:
English
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01208631
Message ID:
01208635
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17
I see the humour :o) Just for the record though, abuse also means misuse of something such as improper or excessive use of something.



>Without looking into dictionary, just from the common usage, I gather that abuse is mistreatment, torture, or any other harm done to someone.
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>Now what does one need to do to a substance to make this deed fall into category of "substance abuse". Does one flog a beer? Force a joint into solitary confinement at -20?
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