charliedeut
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Hi,
I've been checking on the meanings of those three verbs applied to bells sounding. Would native speakers apply them to different sizes of bells, or just use each one depending on the occasion? Or maybe a combination of both?
The thing is: I can understand that, at a school, for instance, a bell rings to mark the beginning/end of classes.
I can understand that, as MacMillan dictionary says, the bells in clock (like Big Ben, for instance) chime at specific times.
And then comes the case of toll: MacMillan says it's applied to large bells.
Now, in daily usage, is the difference so clear, or are there shades of grey? It's these I'm asking about.
Thank you.
charliedeut
I've been checking on the meanings of those three verbs applied to bells sounding. Would native speakers apply them to different sizes of bells, or just use each one depending on the occasion? Or maybe a combination of both?
The thing is: I can understand that, at a school, for instance, a bell rings to mark the beginning/end of classes.
I can understand that, as MacMillan dictionary says, the bells in clock (like Big Ben, for instance) chime at specific times.
And then comes the case of toll: MacMillan says it's applied to large bells.
Now, in daily usage, is the difference so clear, or are there shades of grey? It's these I'm asking about.
Thank you.
charliedeut
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