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Old May 03, 2010, 06:40 AM
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Is this correct?

I'm studying definitions of words, but I have a definition which I can't remember (I guess I find the sentence a bit weird ). The dictionary says that bunch/bundle is a grouping of a number of similar things. But I'm not able to remember this sentence, so I always say: "a group of things of the same kind". Would be this definition correct?
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Old May 03, 2010, 06:46 AM
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Sure - I would think that's acceptable. Use it in a few sentences for us......
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Old May 03, 2010, 06:51 AM
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I have a bundle of words to study.
I have a bunch of words to study.
I dream with that group of things of the same kind to study.

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I have a bundle of words to study.
I have a bunch of words to study.
I dream with that group of things of the same kind to study.

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Other may disagree, but I think bundle and bunch are slightly different:

A bundle is a collection of things fastened together (from OE byndelle binding, something tied)

A bunch is a collection of things of the same kind, such as keys, flowers, grapes

The two words are usually in specific phrases where they can't really be exchanged:

A bundle of twigs (tied together)
A bundle of logs (tied together)

A bunch of flowers (even if they are tied, never a bundle)
A bunch of grapes
A bunch of keys (usually tied, but never a bundle)

I dream with that group of things ...
*cough* soñar con = to dream of
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I have a bundle of words to study.
I have a bunch of words to study.
I dream of/about that group of things of the same kind to study.

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What Perikles said. I would also use "bunch" in a more general sense, and "bundle" for physical objects. "Bunch" is probably less formal in many situations, although extremely widely used.
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What Perikles said. I would also use "bunch" in a more general sense, and "bundle" for physical objects. "Bunch" is probably less formal in many situations, although extremely widely used.
Yes - I think 'bunch' used generally is more of an American usage - a bunch of friends/idiots etc. (So Irma doesn't need to know that. )

A baby is often referred to as 'a bundle of joy', presumably when it is small and tied up in a blanket.
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So you Brits wouldn't say "a bunch of vocabulary words"?
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You can use both for both uses. I've heard people say that they have "a bundle of things to do" before, but you can generally rely on bunch for colloquial talk and for formal talk.
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So you Brits wouldn't say "a bunch of vocabulary words"?
No, I would say a list of vocabulary words.

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You can use both for both uses.
Not in the UK, at least I wouldn't.
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Old May 03, 2010, 11:24 AM
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But a bundle is a group of things of the same kind, althoug fastened together, isn't it? Just a bunch, but I must add "fastened together". I hope it would be an acceptable answer in an exercise of an exam.
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