Is this correct?

[irmamar]

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?

[laepelba]

Sure - I would think that's acceptable. Use it in a few sentences for us......

[irmamar]

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.

Thanks.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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.

Thanks.

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

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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.

Thanks.

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.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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.

Thanks.

Yes they're comfortable used for the American speaker.
I have understood that word a lot of and a bunch of are completely the same.

I have a lot of scary.
I have a bunch of scary.

There're a difference in the meaning.
In the second phrase means Tengo bastante miedo.
And the first ones says Tengo mucho miedo.

I hope that my help can help you.

Greetings.

[irmamar]

Do you think so? We say "un montón de miedo", which I would translate into "very frightened". But I wouldn't say "a bunch of fear or scare" (I'm not sure about "a lot", I've never seen a sentence like this).

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Do you think so? We say "un montón de miedo", which I would translate into "very frightened". But I wouldn't say "a bunch of fear or scare" (I'm not sure about "a lot", I've never seen a sentence like this).

I've never seen it before either. You are correct with "very frightened".

[laepelba]

So you Brits wouldn't say "a bunch of vocabulary words"?