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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Pack of cards OR packet of cards?

Which sounds more 'normal':

Pack of cards

OR

Packet of cards

?
  

Top answer

Hi, For playing cards, only 'a pack' is idiomatic. I have noticed that you never seem to say 'please' or 'thank you'. Perhaps you do not realize how important politeness is in English culture.

— Clive

  • Hi, For playing cards, only 'a pack' is idiomatic.
  • I have noticed that you never seem to say 'please' or 'thank you'.
  • Perhaps you do not realize how important politeness is in English culture.
  • Clive
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Hi,

For playing cards, only 'a pack' is idiomatic.

I have noticed that you never seem to say 'please' or 'thank you'. 
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