What's the difference between " charity work" and "charitable act"?
Hello.
I wonder whether there's any difference between these two, regarding their meaning, their grammar, being countable/uncountable, etc.

I'd kindly appreciate if you explain it to me.

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What's the difference between " charity work" and "charitable act"?
Hello.
I wonder whether there's any difference between these two, regarding their meaning, their grammar, being countable/uncountable, etc.

I'd kindly appreciate if you explain it to me.

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Charitable work is usually volunteer work, and a charitable act is an act of kindness.

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@Finn Thank you for your detailed answer. ^_^

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Hi Fatemeh, the difference is that 'charity work' is speaking generally and is uncountable, whereas 'a charitable act' is countable and speaks of one specific action. For example: "I'm going to Thailand to do some charity work" or "The politician did one final charitable act before he retired". I hope this helps! Finn

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