Answer by com.prehensible for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
Compare it to A packet of crisps and a crisp packet. A box of shoes and a shoe box. A box of cigars and a cigar box. A barrel of oil and an oil barrel. A chest of treasure and a treasure chest, a...
View ArticleAnswer by Fred Tessensohn for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
I agree generally with the previous responses, but have one minor detail to add. Semantically, the difference between "a tin of biscuits" and a "biscuit tin" can be significant. The first refers to an...
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Answer by Michael Harvey for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
Here is a similar example of a noun-noun construction: My mother in law has a biscuit barrel. These are still common; hers is like this (they don't all look like little kegs): source: Google Images...
View ArticleAnswer by TechnoCat for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
No, you are not overthinking. There is definitely a difference, and the difference is the one you have described. A "tin of biscuits" refers to the biscuits within, whereas a "biscuit tin" generally...
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"A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin" Is there any slight difference in meaning between that two phrases? I'm not sure but I think there's a tiny difference in their meaning. Like, a tin of biscuits...
View ArticleAnswer by Pod for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
As an addition to what @TechnoCat said:I ate the tin of biscuits.vsI ate the biscuits tin.In both cases the person has a bad diet, but in the first case they're eating the biscuits (yum!) and in the...
View ArticleAnswer by Megha for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
Several answers address the difference in emphasis (the emphasis on biscuits vs the emphasis on the container), I think there's an extra layer in there in that a biscuit tin would often be assumed to...
View ArticleAnswer by Anon for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
I'd say normally:1 A tin of biscuits, Implies that there is a container, which contains biscuits.2 A biscuit tin, implies that there is a container, that is associated with biscuits.For clarity:2 A...
View ArticleAnswer by Mr. de Silva for "A tin of biscuits" vs "A biscuit tin"
While 'TechnoCats' answer is correct. Literally 'the/a biscuit tin'may mean just the tin.But it would depend on the context.For example: A mother would say 'Son bring me the biscuit tin' while serving...
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