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0 No, a camp fire will be much smaller. You sit around a campfire, which is usually in a ring of stones o perhaps even a cement holding container. The fire is tightly controlled.
- 0 No, a camp fire will be much smaller.
- You sit around a campfire, which is usually in a ring of stones o perhaps even a cement holding container.
- The fire is tightly controlled.
- 02 br 02 br 00 A bonfire wil be much larger.
- It is not tightly confined.
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0 No, a camp fire will be much smaller. You sit around a campfire, which is usually in a ring of stones o perhaps even a cement holding container. The fire is tightly controlled. You can use it for cooking, or just to enjoy as the night gets a bit more chilly. 02 br
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00 A bonfire wil be much larger. It is not tightly confined. It would be too hot to sit near it and just watch
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00 A bonfire wil be much larger. It is not tightly confined. It would be too hot to sit near it and just watch
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0 A campfire is built in the center of an area used for overnight camping, used for cooking, heating the area, and keeping unwanted animals away. 02 br
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00 A bonfire is much, much larger (many feet high), usually constructed with all kinds of wooden debris, and usually for the celebration of something special, such as a homecoming at a college or university. 0-
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00 A bonfire is much, much larger (many feet high), usually constructed with all kinds of wooden debris, and usually for the celebration of something special, such as a homecoming at a college or university. 0-
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0 I'm not convinced about the size aspect to denote the difference. 02 br
00 Both bonfires and campfires can vary in size from large to small. 02 br
00 Isn't the difference that bonfires are a) to burn things as a way of getting rid of them or b) as Philip says, to celebrate something special. I remember small bonfires being very common in gardens to burn garden rubbish before
00 Both bonfires and campfires can vary in size from large to small. 02 br
00 Isn't the difference that bonfires are a) to burn things as a way of getting rid of them or b) as Philip says, to celebrate something special. I remember small bonfires being very common in gardens to burn garden rubbish before
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0 I agree - bonfires are what you use to burn garden rubbish, or to celebrate something. IThey can range from quite small to absolutely vast. 02 br
00 A campfire is a controlled fire in a camp, over which you will/can cook your food. 0-
00 A campfire is a controlled fire in a camp, over which you will/can cook your food. 0-
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0 Just checked Webster's - the etymology is Middle English "bonefire," a fire of bones. Ugh! Webster's says simply "a large fire built in the open air." Optilang, I've never heard the word used to describe anything except a very large fire built for a special occasion. 02 br
00 This thread reminded me of the 05 0 00 connected with the Texas A&M College bonfire some years back. I d
00 This thread reminded me of the 05 0 00 connected with the Texas A&M College bonfire some years back. I d
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0 Perhaps it's a difference in usage across the ocean. I wouldn't call a little "yard-debris-getting-rid-of" fire a bonfire. I'd just say it was a burn pile. A bonfire has always been associated with some sort of celebration here (or, I suppose, quite the opposite, like a massive book burning), but not for a casual burn. 0-
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01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 Perhaps it's a difference in usage across the ocean. 12 blockquote10 That might well be it - I've never heard of a burn pile 0-
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0 That's what it's called before you light the match. After that, I guess it's just "a fire." 0-
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