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Ask for help > is there a difference between?
is there a difference between?
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floona
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is there a difference between?
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is there a difference between
(bicycle and bike) ?
and between
(motorcycle and motorbike ) ?
or there is no difference |
15 Feb 2010
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Zora
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Absolutely no difference! 
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15 Feb 2010
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lshorton99
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I suppose you could say bike and motorbike are more informal but that is the only difference I can think of!
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15 Feb 2010
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douglas
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bike (informal) can also mean motorcycle, but bicycle can not. |
15 Feb 2010
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yanogator
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Sometimes "motorbike" is used to refer to a less powerful machine than a motorcycle, such as a motor scooter. Otherwise, "bike" and "motorbike" are just informal words for "bicycle" and "motorcycle", and, as Douglas said, "bike" can also mean "motorcycle." While we �re on the subject, there is also "trike" for "tricycle".
Bruce |
16 Feb 2010
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