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Geoyo Posted 13 years ago
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Big, huge, large - formal and informal

Which of these words is the most formal? Let's say I am writing a science paper and I am describing the size of an object, which of these words would I use? It seems to me that big and huge are less formal than large, is this correct?
  

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geoyo It seems to me that big and huge are less formal than large, is this correct? Correct. However, you should keep in mind that big and large have occasional collocational uses.

  • geoyo It seems to me that big and huge are less formal than large, is this correct?
  • Correct.
  • However, you should keep in mind that big and large have occasional collocational uses.
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geoyoIt seems to me that big and huge are less formal than large, is this correct?
Correct. However, you should keep in mind that big and large have occasional collocational uses.
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Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber!

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