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Mike (w8ry@dragonSKIP-THISbbs.com) 2004/01/14 22:45

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They mean the same.  Most Americans (probably 60%) would say big rather than
large.

<yo@jazzfree.com> wrote in message
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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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