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In informal English, we use “large” for size when talking about
clothes and
drinks:
I
ordered a big coffee with milk.
I ordered a
large coffee with milk.
Sizes for shirts, socks, and other clothing items are small, medium, and
large.
The word
big is often used in
collocations with a happening or event, for example:
a big accomplishment
a big decision
a big disappointment
a big failure
a big improvement
a big mistake
a big surprise
The word
large is often used in collocations involving
numbers and measurements.
a large amount
a large collection
a large number
a large population
a large proportion
a large quantity
a large scale
big / small / long / short / tall / huge / tiny
Use
big and
small to talk about the general size of
something.
Elephants are
big. Mice are
small.
The word
huge means
“very big,” and the word
tiny
means “very small.”
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Their new house is
huge! I think it has 50 rooms.
“Do you want any cake?”
“Just a
tiny piece. I’m on a diet.”
Use
long and
short to talk about length
(horizontal distance).
You can also use long
and short with time, books, words/sentences,
hair, and legs:
The line to buy tickets for the concert is
very
long. There are hundreds of
people waiting.
The movie is really
long - about three hours.
That book is quite
long - it has about 500 pages.
Academic writing often uses very
long sentences.
She has
short blonde hair and gorgeous
long legs.
There are two ways to talk about distance -
far or
a long way.
The beach is
far from my house.
The beach is
a long way from my house.
The beach is
long from my house.
Use
tall and
short to talk about height (vertical distance) –
especially with people, but sometimes also with buildings
and trees.
My brother is really
tall.
New York City has a lot of
tall buildings.
There are many
tall trees in the forest.
bill / invoice / receipt
Bill and
invoice both refer to a document that is requiring money to be paid for
goods or services provided.
In
everyday conversation, we usually talk about
bills:
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The electrical company sends you an
electrical bill.
The phone company sends you a
phone bill.
After you get treated in a hospital, if you don't have health insurance, you'll
have a lot of
medical bills to pay.
When talking about a business or professional
relationship, then we usually use the
word
invoice:
A consultant who gave advice to a company would then send the company an
invoice (requiring payment for his time).
When a factory sends products to a store,
it will also send the store an
invoice requiring payment for those products.
Both bills and invoices are sent BEFORE payment. They are requiring the payment
to be made. A
receipt, on the other hand, is sent AFTER payment. It is the
confirmation and proof that the payment was made.
After you buy something in a supermarket, you get a
receipt.
After the store pays the factory
for the products, the factory will provide a
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