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- Difference between greater and larger - English Language Usage . . .
What is the difference between greater and larger? For example, should we say for time, the waiting time is greater than or the waiting time is larger than?
- word choice - The larger of A and B or the larger of A or B . . .
I was wondering which one is more correct between "the larger of A and B" and "the larger of A or B" I use the former, but I saw in IRS instruction for Form 1040: In most cases, your federal in
- Diameter comparison: larger, bigger, higher, greater?
Going by Google result hits "larger diameter" 7'420'000 results `"greater diameter" 1'020'000 results "higher diameter" 852'000 results "bigger diameter" 738'000 results So after this I would go with larger but am not sure why and if this is the correct or best choice Edit: Added also greater as possiblity as per comment Did not think of that
- word choice - Whats the difference between big and large . . .
The Cambridge Dictionary defines big as "large" and large as "big " There is no difference in the implied size, which is relative to other quantities; large is simply larger than medium, and much larger than small It is relative to the norm or expectation of the size of that item, or the size of the item being considered by the speaker writer Idiom often determines the usage We don't say
- word choice - Qualifying weights. Are they higher, bigger . . .
Both 'greater' and 'bigger' are correct English in this context 'Higher' is technically incorrect, (since no actual height is involved), though it is commonly used and many would consider it correct 'Higher valued weights' would be perfectly correct 'Bigger' is seen as an informal word and might not be acceptable in formal writing
- Is more massive correct? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Titan is 50% larger than Earth's moon and 80% more massive I struggle with the "more massive" part I find some books do use that phrase Is it correct, pedantically? Do you recommend using it? Do you use it oftentimes, especially if you are an astronomer? Which one do you prefer: "more massive" or "more in mass" or just "heavier"?
- The bigger, the better - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The C (x) ones are C (y) than C (~x) ones <-> The smaller ones are faster than the larger ones The elisions implied by the idiom make it difficult to diagram the idiomatic sentence directly
- adjective position - What is the difference of meaning between a . . .
Personally, I think "larger" in both phrases sounds slightly more natural (more so for "a larger size") although from e g this transcript it seems "big" "bigger" is more common This doesn't affect the difference between the two phrases though
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