Which one is the correct term from these?
“Such a huge train” or “Such a big train” or “Such a long train”
If all are incorrect then state your own.
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All are appropriate. It depends on what “train” is being described. The train of a dress may be huge or it may be big.
A railway train for the old Ringling Bros. Circus could be described as “huge”. But a freight train rolling through NEbraska and hundreds fo cars long would be “such a long train”, even though it isn’t “huge”.
They all can be used interchangeably, but huge could also refer to the size of the engine and cars (there are wide gage and narrow gage tracks, and the narrower gage would require smaller engines and cars).
Big could refer to length or size… I think a lot of depends on how a person first started using the terms.
As stated above, it would depend on which aspect of the train is being described.
It depends on just exactly what you are trying to describe. The engine is huge in size. The engine is big in size. The train is long in length.
Welcome to Fluther.
As noted by others, and as you are undoubtedly learning as you study English, it can be confusing!
That is, you probably hadn’t even thought about the idea of “a train” being anything other than a locomotive engine pulling (or pushing) iron-wheeled cars on a railroad track. Look at the dictionary definition of the word ‘train’ to see other possibilities.
After that, or course, “huge” and “big” can relate to other dimensions of the (railroad) train’s size. “Long” is more specific – if that’s what you mean – and in that case probably best.
“Huge” and “big” refer to size. “Huge” is larger than simply “big.” “Long” describes length.
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