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tmn111  +  731077 Fri, 15 May 09 12:39 PM
Can both words "apropriate" and "suitable" be used interchageably?

 

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AlpheccaStars  +  731262 Fri, 15 May 09 02:59 PM
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“Can both words "appropriate" and "suitable" be used interchageably?


Thanks for replies.


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They can be interchanged in many sentences, but appropriate has more of a sense of being legally and morally correct, so is used with "behaviors," "actions," "practices," "decisions".

Suitable means that it fits the requirements and circumstances. -  A suitable replacement part, a suitable place to live, a suitable husband, a suitable job,  etc.


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tmn111  +  731274 Fri, 15 May 09 03:05 PM
Which is correct then:

You should put banknotes into appropriate/suitable place in the drawer.
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