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Old 11-Dec-2003, 06:53
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Default picking ritht word among synonyms

what is the difference between big and large, tall and high, and need sufficient number of examples. wherein i can find
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It's mostly a usage question. Big and large are often interchangeable, so it is hard to say what difference there might be between them. Tall generally refers to the height of a structure, while high refers to the distance from the ground. Thus a person at the top of a tall building would be high off the ground.

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