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Different among "big, large, giant, huge"



 
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Different among "big, large, giant, huge" Wed Jul 30, 2008 19:30 pm  Different among "big, large, giant, huge"
 

Hello everyone,
I'm Thuy Trang. I am from Vietnam.
All though, I looked up in a dictionary but i don't understand to be different among these words: big, large, giant, huge.
Could you help me, please?
Thanks in advance!
If I wrote wrong, please correct me. Thanks
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Different among "big, large, giant, huge" Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:12 am  Different among "big, large, giant, huge"
 

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Big and large are the same size, but are sometimes used in different collocations; usually, though, they are synonymous.

Giant (adj) and huge both mean 'very, very big/large'.
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Different among "big, large, giant, huge" Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:58 am  Different among "big, large, giant, huge"
 

Big and large are the same size, but are sometimes used in different collocations; usually, though, they are synonymous.

Giant (adj) and huge both mean 'very, very big/large'.
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But in a book i read, they use huge instead of giant in this sentence: Every sound was huge, every game was grander, every pain was unbearable.
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Different among "big, large, giant, huge" Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:13 am  Different among "big, large, giant, huge"
 

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They could have used 'giant'. Or 'gigantic' or 'humongous' or 'colossal'.
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Different among "big, large, giant, huge" Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:25 am  Different among "big, large, giant, huge"
 

Thanks!
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