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Hi milene
I would say "fit" often means sth a person has is right for sth
e.g. My personality fits the job.
Whereas "suit" means sth is right for you:
e.g. The job suits me fine thks.
Note there are some common dual useages.
e.g. We just fit together really well.
We just suit each other really well.
means about the same
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 01, 2007 20:59 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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Hi milene
After confirming with all the moderators I can very confidently say that your answer was correct. The test answer was not correct!
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jan 01, 2007 21:49 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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In my opinion, fits isn't wrong in the sentence, Tom. But I do think that many people would use suits instead.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jan 02, 2007 18:52 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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Thanks, Amy
What I really meant to say was that the test question (or the given choices) needed to be modified. You see it does not accept "suit" as a correct answer, which, as you said, more students would go for. :shock:
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:13 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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| what thas word acclimatizes mean? |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:16 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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| what is acclimatizes? |
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:15 am Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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It means to become used to a new place,sithuation or to make someone used to it..
I found it hard to acclimatize myself to working at weekends. |
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:55 am Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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Hello guys
my dictionary says that match also collocates with mood. why shouldn't we use it here? |
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 16:43 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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| Mahboubeh wrote: |
Hello guys
my dictionary says that match also collocates with mood. why shouldn't we use it here? |
May be there's something wrong with the dictionary?
Co-ocurrence of the 'match' (as a verb) & some other verb denoting any kinds of mood is minimal.
Originally, "to match" meant " to be a perfect candidate for marriage, to correspond to some standards etc.).
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 16:50 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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Allthough match (as a verb) is not generally used to denote a mood, in the example given, then it is possible to use it, if you mean, for example, that you are in a dark mood, so you are playing dark music to match it, or you are in a bright, happy mood so you are playing bright, happy music to match it.
Maybe it's too acceptable an alternative to use in this example?
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| #12 (permalink) Fri Apr 09, 2010 17:02 pm Difference between FIT and SUIT |
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Hi,
I would find 'match' an odd choice in this context since the element of compatibility doesn't really apply.
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It's heartening to see that the errors in some of the tests actually get fixed. That ought to happen more consistently. ;-)
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