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Old 10-27-2022, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe View Post
In this case., they stole the "a" from your world, steal.



Disagree. If I set up my tent all by my lonesome, that is my encampment. If a homeless guy has set up their tent, and made little milk crate tables and dragged a thrown-away lazy-y boy over and put it out front, and set up a little rainfly tarp, then such would generally be considered an encampment, no?
I didn't think so. Looked up the definition........

en·camp·ment
/inˈkampmənt,enˈkampmənt/
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noun
noun: encampment; plural noun: encampments

a place with temporary accommodations consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads.
"a Bedouin encampment"

The definition implies more than one person.
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