Difference Between Lights And Lamps?

Lights are generally smaller, and refer to the illumination itself, rather than the container. Lamp refers to the container, whether it is ... Login TeachersStudentsForumsNewsBlogCommonLinks DifferenceBetweenLightsAndLamps?ForumsVocabulary&Idioms 1 8,539+0 Higuys,Ihavebeenwonderingthedifferencebetweenlightsandlamps.Arethereactuallydifferencesbetweenlightsandlamps?Canisay"Christmaslamps"insteadof"Christmaslights"?Andwhatdoyoucallforthingshangingontheceiling?Aretheylightsorlamps?Thanksbunch!Oct03201114:20:46lawn2llawn2   answer +0 Lightsaregenerallysmaller,andrefertotheilluminationitself,ratherthanthecontainer.Lampreferstothecontainer,whetheritisilluminatedornot.Somonewhohasanunlitcigaretteanddoesnothaveamatchasks,"Givemealight."Hewouldneverask"Givemealamp."Thereisaword"lamplight"!Thereareafewcaseswheretheyareinterchangeable-streetlampsandstreetlightsareused,soareheadlightandheadlamp.LighthouselamphouseLamppostlightpostLightbulblampbulbNightlightnightlampFlashlightFlashlampSkylightSkylampWedonotstringChristmaslampsonatree.Wehangachandelierorhanginglampfromtheceiling,anduselightbulbsforthelight.Oct03201115:08:03AlpheccaStars addacomment Comments   Students:Wehavefreeaudiopronunciationexercises.So,therearenoexactrulesforwhentouselightsorlamps?dependsonhowtheyareusuallycalled?Becauseonce,myteachertoldmethatlightsarefixed,forexampleontheceiling;whilelampscanbemoved,forexampletablelamps.ButthenhowaboutChristmaslights;theyabsolutelycanbemoved.Thanksforyourtime,reallyappreciateitOct03201115:20:42lawn2llawn2 addacomment lawn2llawn2myteachertoldmethatlightsarefixed,Lightsarenotnecessarilyfixed.Wecarryflashlightswithus.Nightlightscanbeeasilymoved,andsocantablelamps.IdecoratemyChristmastreewithstringsoflights.Oct03201116:43:02AlpheccaStars addacomment thankyouOct05201100:34:10lawn2llawn2 addacomment Students:Areyoubraveenoughtoletourtutorsanalyseyourpronunciation?thank'stouDec01201508:21:42anonymous addacomment ioftenthoughtitwasthedifferencebetween"tobeseen"and"tosee",butthatalsogetsfuzzy.Lampsilluminateanareasowecanread,work,drive.Lightsaretobeseen.Trafficlights,Christmaslights.Butasisobvious,languagehasawayofmorphingandslitheringaroundobstacles,sometimesbecomingmoreclear,sometimesobfuscating.thus,headlamps/headlights,flashlights,sowecanbeseen,buttheyalsolightthepath.Theseparationbytheobjectthatprovidesillumination,the"light"bulb,vs,theobjectthatholdsthelightbulb,thetablelamporfloorlamp,alsoworks.Likethelight/lampitself,clarityiskey.Sep17201622:33:34anonymous addacomment AnreplaceabledevicethatproduceslightwhenelectricityispassedthroughitisLamp.Alampmaybebulbshapedornot.BulbsgrowinthegroundFeb24201815:32:35anonymous addacomment Teachers:WesupplyalistofEFLjobvacanciesAnswerthisQuestion  AskaQuestion GuidesHowtoachievenativeenglishfluency10waysimprovelearningenglishTop10learnenglishapps2020guideLearnenglishasasecondlanguageHowtostudyenglishgrammar12ways