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Basic doubt : Are adjectives "big" and "large" equivalent? ya.com internet factory
yo (yo@jazzfree.com) 2003/12/06 01:34

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Hello all:
I would like to ask a native speaker whether or not adjectives "big"
and "large" are equivalent,  i.e.:

I have a large house    or  I have a big house  (I think the first
sentence would be better).
This decision will make a big impact on my company's bussiness
(I think that in this case "large"  would be wrong).

I think "large" should be used to describe physical  size,  and
"big" is rather  abstract . Am I right?


Best regards



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