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suit vs. fit #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 16:43 pm   suit vs. fit
 

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ESL/EFL Test #105 "Synonyms for adapt", question 8

We are happy to inform you that you are the candidate who best ......... our qualifications.

(a) harmonizes
(b) adapts
(c) suits
(d) accommodates

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ESL/EFL Test #105 "Synonyms for adapt", answer 8

We are happy to inform you that you are the candidate who best suits our qualifications.

Correct answer: (c) suits
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suit vs. fit #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 20:34 pm   suit vs. fit
 

Hi,

Could you tell me if I can use "fit" in sentences such as this?
E.g. does you're the candidate who best fits our qualifications sound correct ?

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suit vs. fit #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 21:01 pm   suit vs. fit
 

Hi Alex

The sentence seems generally awkward to my ear -- probably mainly because the word 'qualifications' seems oddly used. It seems to me that the word 'requirements' would be far more appropriate in the sentence. In other words, it would be the candidate who would have the qualifications, and the other people (a potential employer?) would require that candidates have certain qualifications (for a particular job).

I would prefer this:

"... who best fits our requirements."
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suit vs. fit #4 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 21:01 pm   suit vs. fit
 

Hi,

I feel that 'fit' has more the sense of being in the right proportions and I wouldn't be happy with referring it to qualifications. Perhaps 'fits' would refer more appropriately to requirements. Not got strong feeling about it, though.

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suit vs. fit #5 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 21:21 pm   suit vs. fit
 

Hi Alan

What's your take on the way 'qualifications' is used in the sentence?
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suit vs. fit #6 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 22:43 pm   suit vs. fit
 

Hi,

I see it used here simply as a check list of exams passed, certificates/diplomas/degreesor whatever obtained. In other words the qualification template that the future employer is looking for.

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suit vs. fit #7 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 23:15 pm   suit vs. fit
 

It does sound odd. Surely it's the candidate who has the "qualifications", not the employer.

The candidate's "qualifications" match the employer's "requirements".

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