beak/bill

AngliholicThe hen used her beak/bill to pick up the corn off the ground.

Which fits here better, beak or bill? (I think both are fine.)

Second, could I use 'from" to replace "off" without changing its meaning? (You could.)

I prefer "beak" because the sound of it resembles the aspect of the real beak/bill...

In Russian it is "klyuv", which also sounds just like the beak looks.

Hi,

The hen used her beak/bill to pick up the corn off the ground.

Which fits here better, beak or bill?

The word 'bill' is used only for certain types of birds, particularly water birds, with certain types of beaks.

A hen is always said to have a 'beak'.

Generally in everyday speec

Thanks, my helpful friends.

I get it now.

CliveFinally, I'd much more naturally say 'it' rather than 'she' for a hen, and in fact for all birds and animals that are not my pets.

That's interesting, I didn't know...

By the way...

Ant_222I prefer "beak" because the sound of it resembles the aspect of the real beak/bill... In Russian it is "klyuv", which also so

Koyeen «how can something sound like it looks? LOL, I know LSD makes it possible, but usually you can't "hear" an image...»

Yeah, I don't know. When I was 5 or six I clearly knew that "tuesday" was light brown, "friday" light blue, "monday" grey/transparent, "Wednesday" had the color of those autumn leaves which are light yellow, like painted in water-colour, "Thursday" was more yellow,

bill is the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Is it a case of British vs American English?

No, in the UK we tend to use 'beak' too. I'd probably say 'bill' for a duck or a goose, though.

What does the platypus have? the turtle?

No, in the UK we tend to use 'beak' too. I'd probably say 'bill' for a duck or a goose, though.
Same here, Lil' Ruby Rose. My personal perception of the difference is that a 'bill' is usually roundish at the end/tip rather than pointy.

I'd say a turtle and a platypus both have bills.