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Tou_che  +  460451 Fri, 04 Jan 08 06:37 PM

''I learnt a new word today.''

''I learnt a new sentence today.''   Is it possible to say like this equally in the same meaning?If we learn a new word,does it mean that we learn a new sentence?
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Feebs11  +  460463 Fri, 04 Jan 08 06:59 PM
Not necessarily. Sentences are not fixed constructions.

You might have learned a new way in which to say something.
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CalifJim  +  460980 Sun, 06 Jan 08 07:44 AM
word and sentence don't mean the same thing.  No.

I learnt a new sentence today is one sentence.  It contains six words.

CJ
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Verade, 1 yr 321 days ago
By the way, just for general information, in AmE we use 'learned' instead of 'learnt'.
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