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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Packet

Can I use the word 'packet' as an alternative to 'parcel'?
  

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A packet is a small parcel or it can be a small group of things tied together, such as a packet of cards or letters. The connotation with packet is that it contains more than one thing. " That would be a relatively small, probably flat parcel that contained a number of different documents that you would need to complete to seek enrollment at the University.

— Sam1947

  • A packet is a small parcel or it can be a small group of things tied together, such as a packet of cards or letters.
  • The connotation with packet is that it contains more than one thing.
  • " That would be a relatively small, probably flat parcel that contained a number of different documents that you would need to complete to seek enrollment at the University.
  • So, packet is not always interchangable with parcel.
  • ) a packet.
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A packet is a small parcel or it can be a small group of things tied together, such as a packet of cards or letters. The connotation with packet is that it contains more than one thing. A University might say, "We will send you an enrollment packet in the mail." That would be a relatively small, probably flat parcel that contained a number of different documents that you would need to complete
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