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What is the difference between candies and sweets ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between candies and sweets ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Candies is just related to candy where as sweets is a generalized word for any type of sweet thing like pastry, candy, etc.
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Cake is a sweet but not a candy.
A piece of chocolate is a candy and a sweet.
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Sweets = British English
Candies = American English
There is no difference here. âSweetsâ is also correct in American English, but it means something a little different.
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