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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Pack VS package

What is the difference between a pack and a package?
  

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A pack has an irregular shape, but it still holds things. It can be a pile of things tied together. A package is much tidier - usually it is box-shaped for stacking and mailing.

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A pack has an irregular shape, but it still holds things. It can be a pile of things tied together.
A package is much tidier - usually it is box-shaped for stacking and mailing.

Pack is used in combination with descriptive words -

There is the pack animal (pack mule, camel, etc.) used to carry packs, a backpack (a pack designed to carry on your back), daypack, battery pa