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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
high / tall
Can I say,
(a) The wall is high / tall.
(b) The mushroom is short / low.
(a) The wall is high / tall.
(b) The mushroom is short / low.
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I would say high for the first one and small for the second one. Don't know how natural they sound, though.
- I would say high for the first one and small for the second one.
- Don't know how natural they sound, though.
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I would say high for the first one and smallfor the second one. Don't know how natural they sound, though. 
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Hi,
from Longman Dictionari of Contemporary English:
tall is used to describe a person's height. It can also be used to describe trees, buildings, or other things that are narrow and measure a long distance from bottom to top
She is tall and thin.
the tallest building in London
So, a wall is "high". A tower is "tall". A mountain is
from Longman Dictionari of Contemporary English:
tall is used to describe a person's height. It can also be used to describe trees, buildings, or other things that are narrow and measure a long distance from bottom to top
She is tall and thin.
the tallest building in London
So, a wall is "high". A tower is "tall". A mountain is
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