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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

skim/glance

Hello,
Is there any significant difference between: "Could you skim through the report for spelling mistakes?" and "Could you glance at/through the report for spelling mistakes?"?

They mean the same to me, but I think that "glance" is less thorough.
  

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In order of thoroughness: Could you examine the report for spelling mistakes? Could you read through the report for spelling mistakes? Could you look through the report for spelling mistakes?

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  • In order of thoroughness: Could you examine the report for spelling mistakes?
  • Could you read through the report for spelling mistakes?
  • Could you look through the report for spelling mistakes?
  • Could you peruse the report for spelling mistakes?
  • Could you skim through the report for spelling mistakes?
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In order of thoroughness:

Could you examine the report for spelling mistakes?
Could you read through the report for spelling mistakes?
Could you look through the report for spelling mistakes?
Could you peruse the report for spelling mistakes?
Could you skim through the report for spelling mistakes?
Could you glance through the report for spelling mistakes?
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It appears that my assumption was correct.
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