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"Pad it out" VERSUS "Plump it out"



 
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Expressions 'only just' and 'only not' | Use the word "associated"
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"Pad it out" VERSUS "Plump it out" #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:02 am   "Pad it out" VERSUS "Plump it out"		  
Hi

Could you please tell me if both mean the same thing?

1- Your answer/ explanation is good but I would like to pad it out a bit.

2- Your answer/ explanation is good but I would like to plump it out a bit.

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"Pad it out" VERSUS "Plump it out" #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 22, 2006 14:04 pm   "Pad it out" VERSUS "Plump it out"		  
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To me, pad asks for redundant bulk; plump asks for more meaningful addition.
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