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Bang vs bump what's the difference?
Can you explain with examples
Many thanks
7 de jul de 2017 13:22
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They overlap in meaning. They're not exactly the same and not completely different. Sometimes they're synonyms.
"Bang" emphasizes the loud sound, usually a sharp, surprising sound. It suggests something strong. It suggests an explosion, a crash, and serious damage.
"Bump" emphasizes the physical shock. "Bump" usually suggests something mild. A soft collision, followed by the two objects bouncing away from each other. If you think of it as making noise, you think of it as a "dull thud," not a "bang."
You can say "The drummer bangs the drum" but you can't say "The drummer bumps the drum."
You can say "there was a loud bang from the firecracker," but not "there was a loud bump from the firecracker."
If you are in a plane and flying through rough air, you might say "We hit a lot of bumps," but not "there were a lot of bangs."
7 de julho de 2017
What do you mean what's the difference? They could be the same or completely different out of context. Have you tried looking them up in the dictionary?
7 de julho de 2017
"No two words are the same" as the Oxford Thesaurus says. I recommend buying a thesaurus which is a book of synonyms and it's really useful. In this case this verb is interchangeable when it means to hit a part of your body:The kid bumped/banged his head here the only difference would be BANG is definitely more used but there are other meanings bang can have a sexual connotation and bump has other meanings too(lots of meaning actually), I suggest you learn all of them little by little and check the other meanings at online dictionaries like merriam webster or dictionary.com. I hope this helps. Tony. Bye for now.
7 de julho de 2017
There is no difference. These words are synonyms.
7 de julho de 2017
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