Re: Difference

Hello Teacher,

I just wanted to know about the difference between the following:-

customer - client
choose - select

thanks
1 of your student

[shalstudent]

Originally Posted by rsbardai

Hello Teacher,

I just wanted to know about the difference between the following:-

customer - client
choose - select

thanks
1 of your student

Customer:a person who purchases goods or services from another. is also called a buyer.

Client is also a customer. But the term "client" is mostly used for a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency etc.

Choose : To pick from a number of options.

Select would be to pick in preference to others.

Let me give you some examples:

1. She chose Monday to travel.
2. She selected the brown dress instead of the blue.
3. This CD contains selected features of the tour.

Hope this clarifies.

[marciobarbalho]

Can 'to pick' be different from 'to select' or 'to choose' ? Is there a diffence between 'pick' and 'pick up' ?

Nice thread.

Thanks

[shalstudent]

Originally Posted by marciobarbalho

Can 'to pick' be different from 'to select' or 'to choose' ? Is there a diffence between 'pick' and 'pick up' ?

Nice thread.

Thanks

To Pick is the same as to choose or select.

Pick up- has many meanings: to lift (1), obtain (2), to improve on something (3) etc.

Eg:

1: She picked up the papers lying on the floor and put them in the dustbin.
2. I picked up a magazine on my way home.
3. He couldn't speak English at all but has picked up very well after attending classes.

[marciobarbalho]

I thought one could say:

- oh, you have many guns.
- yeah, if you liked it, pick up one and join us on today's hunting.

I mean, can 'pick up' mean 'pick' or something like that?

Thanks

[shalstudent]

Originally Posted by marciobarbalho

I thought one could say:

- oh, you have many guns.
- yeah, if you liked it, pick up one and join us on today's hunting.

I mean, can 'pick up' mean 'pick' or something like that?

Thanks

I presume that in this sentence, it would mean that just "take" one and join the group for hunting.

Pick one would mean select one and come...

Does this help? Other members may also respond to this, so you may also want to look out for their replies.

[marciobarbalho]

actually, question is...
can 'pick up' mean 'choose', 'select' or something like that?

I don't know if I misunderstood, but I think I read this somewhere.

- Pick up the blue one and let's go, hurry up!

[shalstudent]

Originally Posted by marciobarbalho

actually, question is...
can 'pick up' mean 'choose', 'select' or something like that?

I don't know if I misunderstood, but I think I read this somewhere.

- Pick up the blue one and let's go, hurry up!

No, pick up the blue one means, "take" the blue one and lets go. There is no need to choose in this case because, the person is already telling you which one to pick i.e the blue one.

[marciobarbalho]

Ok, thank you, I got it.

by the way, there's an idiom:
pick and choose: to be very careful or particular in choosing: With such a limited supply of fresh fruit, you won't be able to pick and choose.