A pack of cigarettes or a packet of cigarettes

[english-learner]

A pack of cigarettes or a packet of cigarettes.? Which is right or lpopular?

Then what is a box of 10 packs /packets of cigarettes called ? (what is a cigarette box which contains 10 packs/packets called?)

Gói thuốc lá = bao thuốc lá (có 20 điều thuốc) thì dùng packet đúng hơn là pack?

Thế còn hộp thuốc lá gồm 10 gói/bao thì dùng từ gì?


Who know, tell me, please.
Thank in advance!
Ai biết rõ mách giúp, cám ơn!

[chiefsmoke]

hi,

a pack of cigarette is often used.

Chiefsmoke

[Paddy]

A pack of cigarettes or a packet of cigarettes.? Which is right or lpopular?

Then what is a box of 10 packs /packets of cigarettes called ? (what is a cigarette box which contains 10 packs/packets called?)

Gói thuốc lá = bao thuốc lá (có 20 điều thuốc) thì dùng packet đúng hơn là pack?

Thế còn hộp thuốc lá gồm 10 gói/bao thì dùng từ gì?


Who know, tell me, please.
Thank in advance!
Ai biết rõ mách giúp, cám ơn!

A pack of cigarettes.
a box of 10 packs is called a carton of cigarettes.

[blackman]

I'm agree with Paddy: a pack of cigarettes

[chiefsmoke]

hi hope you dont mind a little correction, "i agree with" not "i'm agree with", it is a common mistake.

[Jackie]

We say 'packet of cigarettes' & a 'carton of cigarettes' (box x 10)
Maybe depends where you are?

cheers Jackie

[english-learner]

We say 'packet of cigarettes' & a 'carton of cigarettes' (box x 10)
Maybe depends where you are?

cheers Jackie

Thanks .
I agree with you. It depends where you are. I see no difference between a pack of cigrattes and a packet of cigarettes looking up in Oxford dictionary.

[chickendog]

I have noticed the part -et usually come in the word that mean something is small. You may have noticed similar words like: piglet, hamlet, packet. This may/may not be a concidence. I think packet is used for smaller package. 8)

[Tricky42]

Hi... You are talking about diminutives In Spanish the suffix -ito (Masculine) or -ita (Feminine) makes a dimunitive - very easy. But in English there is no real rule. Anyway, Pack is a contraction of the word packet.
Hamlet is not a diminutive but describes a group of homes without a church. A village has a church.
Piglet is a baby pig of course.

[Everthen]

We say 'packet of cigarettes' & a 'carton of e cigarettes' (box x 10)
Maybe depends where you are?

cheers Jackie

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