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kwsp
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Phrasal Verbs
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Hello everyone! I just downloaded a new ESLprintables worksheet on phrasal verbs. One of the questions on it is: Before getting a visa you have to �������an application form. The answer is supposed to be "fill in". In this part of the U.S.A. we say fill in the blanks but fill out the application or fill out the form. How about you? What do you have to say about this? Looking forward to your comments, kwsp |
10 May 2015
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kwsp
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Thank you, Red. I thought "fill in" must be British English. I thought it was funny that an Englishman on the link you sent said that he had lived in the U.S.A. for twenty years and still couldn �t get used to hearing "fill out". I also read on the link that in the German language they also say "fill out". |
10 May 2015
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shvat
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I say "fill out" the form but fill in the blanks (on a test/HW)... American English -East coast! |
11 May 2015
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CVTMurakami
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Both work for me. South England/Scotland - Britain. |
11 May 2015
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almaz
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Fill out is common enough in Scotland. As is the non-�phrasal verb � complete, incidentally.
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11 May 2015
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spinney
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I normally say "fill in" which is kind of standard in the British Isles but there are plenty on those Islands that say "fill out." I love how sometimes there is confusion over phrasal verbs either side of the pond. An American colleague got very confused over "jack in" the other week (I won �t elaborate) and I know some Brits who turn purple and stammer when they here "named for" in place of "named after." Sometimes we even doubt the use of our phrasal verbs as I did with an exercise where I defined "do down" meaning to detract credibility or importance from something (it was difficult to find a good defintion on Google) until I saw it being used on a UK election debate the other night. Actually, one day, I �d like to do a worksheet on the differences between UK and US phrasal verbs. |
11 May 2015
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Jayho
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In Australia (at least where I am) anything goes: fill in a form, fill out a form, complete a form. We use both American and British English.
Cheers
Jayho |
11 May 2015
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