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Luong Kys Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
How different between "jail" and "prison"?
How to differentiate between "jail" and "prison" ??? And which situation we use each of the words?
Tks in advance sooo much
Tks in advance sooo much
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Hello and welcome to the forum [<:o)] Jail (goal in he UK) and prison are used in the same way and have the same meaning. Sometimes "jail" is used to mean a holding cell for people accused of criminal acts before the are convicted whereas prison is not used in this way.
- Hello and welcome to the forum [<:o)] Jail (goal in he UK) and prison are used in the same way and have the same meaning.
- Sometimes "jail" is used to mean a holding cell for people accused of criminal acts before the are convicted whereas prison is not used in this way.
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Hello and welcome to the forum [<:o)]
Jail (goal in he UK) and prison are used in the same way and have the same meaning. Sometimes "jail" is used to mean a holding cell for people accused of criminal acts before the are convicted whereas prison is not used in this way.
Jail (goal in he UK) and prison are used in the same way and have the same meaning. Sometimes "jail" is used to mean a holding cell for people accused of criminal acts before the are convicted whereas prison is not used in this way.
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Hi,
These words are often interchanged.
Here are a few comments.
jail
More common in everyday English.
More used for relat
These words are often interchanged.
Here are a few comments.
jail
More common in everyday English.
More used for relat
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