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28 Dec 2019
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What is the difference between glasses and spectacles ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between glasses and spectacles ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
They mean the same thing, though everyone in the US says "glasses" - "spectacles" is kind of an outdated term here. Unless you're referring to this product: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacles_(product)
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They are the same! āGlassesā is more commonly used.
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