DRECK vs. DROSS: What’s the difference? While both words mean trash or rubbish, they have different historical roots. Vocabulary.com states that dreck refers to: “products that are worthless, flimsy, or of poor quality. Terrible art and trashy shows on TV are also dreck, as is a badly written book... Dreck is a Yiddish word that comes from the German Dreck, which means both ‘dirt’ and ‘manure'.” In the biblical context, dross was what remained after the smelting of high-value metals like gold or silver; aka the useless remnants. Surround yourself with people that never make you feel like either dreck or dross. Additionally, surround yourself with people who aren’t themselves dabblers in trashy activities and/or hobbies. Like it or not, what your mom told you was true: You will be judged based on the people you associate with. You deserve kinship with only the best quality folks who inspire you to do better and be better. In other words, “Make new friends, and keep the old. One is silver; the other is gold” rings true 🥇 DRECK noun rubbish or trash DROSS noun something regarded as worthless; rubbish #WOTD #wordoftheday
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