[Idiom] ON (A) LARGE SCALE

[EverLivingPoet]

Which one is more idiomatic: "on large scale" or "on a large scale"?

 

[bwkcaj_ca]

'on large scale' doesn't have any meaning in English.

 

[sunsunmoon]

Definition and pronunciation of scale | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests).

 

[EverLivingPoet]

what about "at full scale" or "at a full scale"?

 

[bhaisahab]

"on large scale" is correct.
"at a full scale" is correct.

Neither is correct.

 

[bhaisahab]

so, correct answer be:

"on a large scale" and "at full scale"?

"at full scale" is not idiomatic.

 

[bhaisahab]

can something is not idiomatic but correct. so "at full scale" is correct but not idiomatic?

"At full scale" is meaningless.

 

[EverLivingPoet]

I think "at full scale" has meaning when talking about lab experiments, house designs, etc....

So, "on large scale" may also be used in this sense.....

 

[SoothingDave]

I think "at full scale" has meaning when talking about lab experiments, house designs, etc....

So, "on large scale" may also be used in this sense.....

No, "on large scale" does not mean the same thing as "at full scale."

(And the expression is "on a large scale.")

 

[EverLivingPoet]

So, it is "at a full scale"?

 

[SoothingDave]

No.

There are two different expressions here.

They have different meanings.

They are not interchangeable.

"At full scale"

and

"On a large scale"

 

[EverLivingPoet]

How trustworthy are wikipedia articles?

 

[SoothingDave]

That's a loaded question. Wikipedia is as reliable as the anonymous internet people who generate its content.

 

[5jj]

How trustworthy are wikipedia articles?

No more, or less, trustworthy than the people who write them.

 

[EverLivingPoet]

Then, wikipedia articles may not be well edited then, with respect to grammar, usage, etc....

 

[5jj]

Indeed, they may not.