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We're going to talk about the difference between classic and classical. Now, when we talk about the difference between classic and classical.

Now, when we talk about classical, it refers usually to a very specific period of time.

Often, when we say classical, we think of ancient Greece, ancient Rome. Classical scholars might be Plato, Socrates, Aristotle. Classical music was probably composed in the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, and into the 1800s.

Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, that is a good example of classical music.

Classic, on the other hand, describes something that is typical, something that is representative.

If we're talking about cars, American cars, a classic American car would be the Ford Mustang. That's a classic

car. A classic European car would be perhaps the BMW or the Mercedes-Benz. A classic Italian car would be the Ferrari. So it doesn't just mean a specific

area or even a specific time. Classic describes something that is typical, something that everybody

understands and can relate to.

Another area would be literature. Classical literature probably refers to ancient literature.

Classic literature can depend on the situation. A classic piece of American literature

might be something by Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote many classics in America, including Tom Sawyer.

But even in modern literature, if we talk about Stephen King, a classic Stephen King novel

would be The Shining.

So once again, when we say classic, time, the time period is not so important. Classical, on the other hand,

usually refers to a specific period of time a long time ago. Let's check out the dialogue,

and it'll be easy. I love classical music, man.

Ha, ha, ha.

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