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Default piece of paper/sheet of paper

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What is the difference between these two: piece of paper & sheet of paper???


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Default Re: piece of paper/sheet of paper

Not much with a standard size page, but the bigger it is, the more likely I would be to use 'sheet':
I bought a sheet of wrapping paper.
If it is smaller than A4, I would tend to use piece.
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