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  1. word usage - Difference between "fulfill" and "fill" - English …

    1) Fill vs Fulfill (also spelled[also spelt "spelt"] "fulfil") : Fill means to add content to the container or gap until it is full. In particular, "filling" tends to involve a physical action, such as filling a …

  2. pronunciation - How to pronounce feel, fill, or feeling correctly ...

    Then I knew it sounds like FEE-ul. I understand that it is the L sound that makes it sound like vowel sound of hEAR. I’m still not clear of FILL. I have three pronunciation:my 3 sounds of …

  3. Which are other collocations meaning "to fill in the gaps"?

    Feb 22, 2018 · It brings to my mind a picture of a bookshelf that has a number of books that belong in a collection, but there are gaps in the number sequence of those books and you …

  4. "Fill me" vs "fill me up." - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Oct 17, 2017 · There is no rule, just idiom. "Fill me" is more likely with things like emotion, rather than food. I had a bag of chips for lunch but it didn't fill me up. Watching them together fills me …

  5. Is "fill something in/into something" grammatically correct?

    Sep 28, 2021 · My old Japanese-English dictionary (Random House, published on 1993) provides example sentences of the verb "fill" as follows: fill sand into a pail [=fill a pail with sand] バケツ …

  6. What is the appropriate way to ask about filling in documents?

    To my mind, documents aren't something you "fill in" - at most you might sign them (by way of proving that you have read and agreed/verified all the pre-printed details). – FumbleFingers …

  7. What is the difference in meaning between "He fill up on fuel" and …

    You fill something up with fuel, but you can't fill up fuel itself. That just makes no sense. However, you can certainly say to fill up on something, but that would mean something a little bit …

  8. word choice - Shall I use "fill in" or "fill out"? - English Language ...

    May 21, 2017 · Don't know a lot about mind maps, but we generally fill out forms (completing an entire form) but fill in blank spaces (within a form). – user3169 Commented May 21, 2017 at …

  9. idioms - "Filled in for someone" meaning - English Language …

    Like a hole in the wall, you'd fill it in with plaster. Whether he undertook all of your duties is questionable, it depends on what skill sets he has in comparison to yours, but most likely …

  10. word choice - Job vacancies or Job openings or Job positions

    Jun 17, 2017 · Just to add a nuance: a "vacancy" just means that a position isn't filled. Sometimes a company purposely leaves a job vacant for awhile rather than rushing to fill the position. An …

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