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sound
1. The sound is very annoying.
2. The voice is very annoying.
a. Are the above sentences identical in meaning?
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3. The sound created from the sharpening machine is very annoying.
4. The noise created from the sharpening machine is very annoying.
b. Are the above sentences identical in meaning?
ju
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Re: sound

Originally Posted by
Ju
1. The sound is very annoying.
2. The voice is very annoying.
a. Are the above sentences identical in meaning? No. A machine makes a sound but has no voice.
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3. The sound of the sharpening machine is very annoying.
4. The noise of the sharpening machine is very annoying.
b. Are the above sentences identical in meaning? Yes.
ju
Rover
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Re: sound

Originally Posted by
Rover_KE
Rover
The sound is very annoying.
2. The voice is very annoying.
a. Are the above sentences identical in meaning? No. A machine makes a sound but has no voice.
__________________________________________________ ___
3. The sound of the sharpening machine is very annoying.
4. The noise of the sharpening machine is very annoying.
b. Are the above sentences identical in meaning? Yes.
__________________________________________________ ________
Since sound and noise are the same in meaning, then under what situations that we use voice?
ju
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Re: sound
Have you looked up voice?
voice
▶noun
1 the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
(WordReference dictionary)
Rover
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