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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A chill vs chilly

Hi

Are these sentences equally natural and do they carry the same meaning?

Put on something warm; it's chilly outside.

Put on something warm; there's a chill outside.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Put on something warm; it's chilly outside. Natural and common.

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Mr. TomPut on something warm; it's chilly outside.

Natural and common.

Mr. TomPut on something warm; there's a chill outside.

I do not use chill that way.

Put on something warm; it's cold outside and you might get a chill.

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Mr. Tomthere's a chill outside

This sounds off, though for some reason, "There's a chill in the air" doesn't sound off to my ear.

I might also use 'chill' as follows (describing a scene in a movie):

When the skeleton suddenly fell through the trapdoor into the cellar, I felt a chill go up my spine.

CJ

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