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What is the difference between fail and flunk ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Fail is more formal.
Flunk is slang.
Fail can also be used for machines, things, and attempts.
Flunk is used only for tests.
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Fail is more formal.
Flunk is slang.
Fail can also be used for machines, things, and attempts.
Flunk is used only for tests.
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Yes, you can fail a test and flunk a test.
But, a bridge can fail and collapse, or you can fail to complete a task.
You can only flunk a test.
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Cast is only really used in fishing for nets and poles and hiring actors.
Fling is like throw but a more informal way of saying it.
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He cast a line from his fishing pole.
They cast Chris Evans to play Captain America
He cast a net.
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