Big, Large, Great


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Big vs. Large vs. Great

We use big mostly in an informal style.
That’s a really big change.
We’ve got a big new house.
You’re making a big mistake.

In a more formal style, we prefer large or great. Large is used with concrete nouns (things you can see, touch, etc.), and great is used with abstract nouns (the names of ideas, etc.).
It was a large house, situated near the river.
Her work showed a great improvement last year.

With uncountable nouns, only great is possible.
There was great confusion about the dates. (NOT… a big confusion..)
We're making great progress. (NOT... big progress)

Great is also used to mean ‘famous’ or ‘important.’
Do you think Napoleon was a great man?
We sometimes use great to mean ‘wonderful’ (very informal).
I’ve had a great idea!
‘How’s the new job?’ ‘Great!’
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