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Osee Posted 19 years ago
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fill in a form or fill out a form?

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0If one is referring to the entire form, I would say that "fill out" is more proper. "0-

— YoungCalifornian

  • 0If one is referring to the entire form, I would say that "fill out" is more proper.
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0If one is referring to the entire form, I would say that "fill out" is more proper. If one is referring to individual questions, I would recommend using "fill in".02br
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00For example, if I were issuing commands I would say, "Fill 01i00out02i00 the application," but, "Fill 01i00in02i00 the answer."0-
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01cite10YoungCalifornian12cite10If one is referring to the entire form, I would say that "fill out" is more proper. If one is referring to individual questions, I would recommend using "fill in".12br
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0 Thank you, YoungCalifornian and Philip, your explanations make this much clearer. 0-
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