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Why do we sweep with a broom?
If you brush with a brush, comb with a comb, and mop with a mop, why do you sweep with a broom? As in, why don’t you broom with a broom?
u/trickortreatmeout — 22 hours ago
If you brush with a brush, comb with a comb, and mop with a mop, why do you sweep with a broom? As in, why don’t you broom with a broom?