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How can I use 'shut-eye'? What's the difference between a nap and a snooze?
I'm doing a choice and the context goes:
I'm going to head home and get some ____, since I didnt sleep well last night.
The choices are nap, shut-eye and snooze. I choosed nap, but the answer went to shut-eye. The internet says that shut-eye essentially means sleep. So if I say I'm going to sleep, can I say I'm going to have a shut-eye?
Furthermore, when I looked it up on the internet, the word nap and snooze both means a short sleep. Usually I see 'snooze' on an alarm clock, does that tell the difference between the two words?
2015년 8월 8일 오전 8:10
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The Internet is correct in this case. "Shuteye" means sleep. It is non-countable, so "some shuteye" would be the correct choice. Nap and snooze can both act as verbs or countable nouns, and so I would say, "I am going to have a snooze" or "I am going to have a nap". I hope that is clear.
2015년 8월 8일
"Nap" is the most simple and straightforward word. It means sleeping for a short time.
"Snooze" means the same thing. It is a little bit informal.
To me "snooze" carries the same idea of "doze," it may not be a deep sleep but a sort of half-awake, half-asleep in-between state.
You might use "snooze" to minimize the idea in order to get permission. If I say to my wife "I'm going to take a nap" she might say "Oh, no, don't do that, we haven't got time." I might hope to get permission by saying "I'm just going to take a tiny little snooze."
"Shuteye" is an informal, facetious (half-joking) way to saying a period of sleep. It could be long or short. It suggests something that is NOT a good long rest but better than nothing.
For some reason the usual phrase is "catch some shuteye."
2015년 8월 8일
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