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What is the difference between air conditioner and air conditioning ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between air conditioner and air conditioning ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Air conditioning is the system by which a building keeps its air cool.
Air conditioner - not heard this used before, but I would assume it meant a single air conditioning unit. An object that cools down the room, as opposed to âair conditioningâ which is a general term for a buildingâs cooling system.
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Air conditioning is the system by which a building keeps its air cool.
Air conditioner - not heard this used before, but I would assume it meant a single air conditioning unit. An object that cools down the room, as opposed to âair conditioningâ which is a general term for a buildingâs cooling system.
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@Garry_Hall I think that "conditioner" is used in US native English speaker? Because I have seen "air conditioner" in my textbook.....
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@gaoyuyan I live in the UK and have always called it âair conditioningâ even if referring to a single thing.
âThis building has air conditioningâ
âTurn on the air conditioningâ
I suppose an âair conditionerâ would be something like this:
https://images.app.goo.gl/n4GP8FsSKTRSApVH9
But we donât really use them very much in the UK because it doesnât get hot very often!
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@Garry_Hall Many people have explanations for me. They say "air conditioner" is a noun, and "air conditioning" is a verb. But I don't think "air conditioning" is a verb because we usually use -ing for nouns. So I am confused.
- English (UK)
@gaoyuyan they are kind of correct. We use âingâ for VERBs normally
Walking, playing, eating, etc
But in this case, we use it as a noun.
Itâs a bit like the difference between âwaterâ (air conditioning) and âa glass of waterâ (air conditioner). For a glass of water, you could also just say âwaterâ, and it would be fine.
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