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    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?



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    Default Re: sound

    Quote Originally Posted by Ju View Post
    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.



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    Default Re: sound

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    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.


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    Since sound and noise are the same in meaning, then under what situations that we use voice?


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    Default 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)

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