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Kenny1999 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

shipment or shipping?

hello for more precious and correct use.
what is the different between the vocabulary 'shipment' and 'shipping'

they are pretty the same in ideas but do they have any example of difference
  

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These two words are not interchangeable: We are shipping your order tomorrow. The charges for shipping will be $40. There are twenty shipping containers on the freighter.

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  • These two words are not interchangeable: We are shipping your order tomorrow.
  • The charges for shipping will be $40.
  • There are twenty shipping containers on the freighter.
  • Bob is in the shipping business.
  • Your goods will be delivered in two shipments.
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These two words are not interchangeable:

We are shipping your order tomorrow.
The charges for shipping will be $40.
There are twenty shipping containers on the freighter.
Bob is in the shipping business.
Your goods will be delivered in two shipments.
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Yes.
I know that shipping can be adj and verb but shipment can only be used as a noun

but can I say "The charges for *shipment will be $40."

and "

Your goods will be delivered in two *shipping".
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but can I say "The charges for *shipment will be $40." Yes

Your goods will be delivered in two *shipping". No.
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sorry i still cant understand the difference from ur examples
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The gerund "shipping" is a non-count noun and can not be plural.
Shipping as a participle can be used in the progressive tenses, and as a noun modifier.
Shipment is a countable noun can be plural. Does that help?

Your goods will arrive in three shipments. (noun)
We will be shipping (verb, future progressive) your goods in three shipping (noun
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get it when you said it's a countable problems.

Shipping is a description of the method used to transport something

while shipment can count the actual number of such an act of shipping

Right?
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Shipping is a description of the method used to transport something

while shipment can count the actual number of such an act of shipping

Right?

Yes. But see my more detailed description in the previous post.
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