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> it's more crowded and looks desolate now. "desolate" means the opposite of "crowded". > The shops aren't deserted, but it's a different crowd. So the shops

by danans 7y ago

> it's more crowded and looks desolate now. "desolate" means the opposite of "crowded". > The shops aren't deserted, but it's a different crowd. So the shops are missing the kind of people you would like to see shopping, but full of a "different" kind of people. What kind of people are those?

lazyjones 7y ago
> "desolate" means the opposite of "crowded". No, it also means: : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : DILAPIDATED > What kind of people are those? Bums, poor people, slob tourists.
- danans 7y ago
  > No, it also means: > : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : DILAPIDATED That's a curiously selective reading of that definition. > Bums, poor people, slob tourists. And who are these desired, non "Bum", non-tourist wealthy people you wish were shopping there still?