http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688266Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:31:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688266rafaelinrio0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688266http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688266.xmlAnytime buddy.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688262Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:25:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688262Palinkasocsi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688262http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688262.xmlThanks to you all! Palinkasocsihttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688253Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:09:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688253rafaelinrio2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688253http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688253.xmlHey In this case I'd say I was furious because the shopkeeper refused to EXCHANGE my T-shirt. We use exchange when we're making reference to giving something and receiving something back reciprocally. WE use change we make reference to altering or modifying something. Take a look: I exchanged my T-shirt. I changed my T-shirt. In the first case it's clear that you went to the store and had your T-shirt replaced with another one for whatever reason. In the second case, it gives us the clear idea that you had a T-shirt on, took it off, and put on another one.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688252Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:04:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688252AlpheccaStars3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688252http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688252.xmlI was furious because the shopkeeper refused to change / exchange my T-shirt. Exchange is correct. Change is very funny in this sentence. The usual use is: My T-shirt was so stinky, sweaty and dirty after my long run that I changed into a clean one. Changing clothes means to take off the clothes you are wearing, and put on some other clothes. For example: We changed for dinner. (It means that the daytime clothes were not formal enough for dinner.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688249Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:59:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688249Fandorin4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htm#688249http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688249.xmlHi. Change and exchange are synonyms. http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/changehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htmWed, 18 Mar 2009 18:38:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688240Palinkasocsi5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeVsExchange/wvbhm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-688240.xmlDear Friends, I wonder if 'change' or 'exchange' is more commonly used in the following: I was furious because the shopkeeper refused to change / exchange my T-shirt. Thank you very much. Palinkasocsi