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  1. Differences between "carton" and "box" (Express service)

    Mar 11, 2016 · What's the differences between "carton" & "box"? I didn't know which word to choose when using express to send samples. From the Internet, some say that carton is a …

  2. Difference between "packet", "parcel" and "package"

    Jun 20, 2012 · Package would connotatively imply a box or similar container with item (s) inside, usually not envelope shaped, usually it refers to a box-shaped item. As the other commenters …

  3. word choice - Pack, Package, Packaging, Parcel - English Language ...

    Oct 31, 2012 · The reason for this I believe is that box can be of any material but since a cardboard boxes is used in more than 90% of all box packaging. Our word in Swedish is …

  4. How would you refer to the generic color of a carton/cardboard …

    Sep 18, 2015 · How would you refer to a color of a standard brown carton box? I mean, a one, that we normally use day to day for moving or storing stuff, etc. Is it brown or yellow? Dark …

  5. "tear apart" or "rip apart" packaging? - English Language & Usage …

    It is my impression that the term tear is more often used in the directions about opening packages. There is an accepted phrase tear strip that means a strip, string, etc., that is pulled to open a …

  6. Is there such a term as "dinner box"? - English Language & Usage …

    From my understanding, a lunch box is food packed from home to eaten during lunch time either in school or the office. Is there such a term as dinner box? If there is no such term, how can I …

  7. A single word for not-full - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 5, 2019 · I find myself struggling to find a single non-hyphenated word that expresses the state between empty and full, assuming the container started off empty. I want to emphasize …

  8. differences - Coffer vs Chest vs Box vs Trunk - English Language ...

    Feb 15, 2023 · What is the difference between the words : Coffer , Chest , Box & Trunk I had browsed many sites but could not get a crystal clear difference between them. Moreover, …

  9. "Overlaid" or "overlain" as an adjective [closed]

    Feb 14, 2013 · There are two different verbs at play here: Overlie; past overlay, past participle overlain. to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum. to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, …

  10. word choice - How should I use "sell out" & "be sold out"?

    Mar 19, 2016 · A good way to identify passive voice is the presence of is/are/was/were + [verb] + by: The tickets were sold by the box office. vs The box office sold the tickets. Saying we've …