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Does fill mean full?

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If I fill something does that mean simply getting some substance and putting it into a container i.e a cup of water into an empty sink or does it usually mean filling such sink to the top?

In other words however many (or few) cupsfull are poured in it is filling or is it only a filling action if totally filled at the end of the procedure?
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    AJJewsbury:


    . . .  - my favourite is "use both lanes" - I'm sure they meant user either lane....


       - Andy.

     



    Then there is the sign we sometimes see: "Keep to nearside lane unless overtaking."


    "Nearside"? Near to what? I wonder what those whose first language is not English make of that. We become so used to jargon like this that we take it for granted. What is wrong with plain English? Why not "Keep to left lane," if this is what is meant?


    Also there are those signs that state lane closure 800 yards ahead and indicate which lane is closed. This is an example of giving precise information about  a situation but no guidance on how one should act. Motorists generally interpret this in one of two ways.
    • Nice of them to give us plenty of warning. I'll assess the traffic ahead and move (if necessary) into the open lane at a suitable opportunity.

    • They are telling us this now so we must do something now. Pile into the open lane, everyone. Drive close together so that "queue jumpers" in the wrong lane can't get in front of us.


    This difference in interpretation cause much aggro. Things often seem to work better where there is no warning of a lane closure ahead. In these cases drivers form two queues up to the point of closure and politely merge alternately there.
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    AJJewsbury:


    . . .  - my favourite is "use both lanes" - I'm sure they meant user either lane....


       - Andy.

     



    Then there is the sign we sometimes see: "Keep to nearside lane unless overtaking."


    "Nearside"? Near to what? I wonder what those whose first language is not English make of that. We become so used to jargon like this that we take it for granted. What is wrong with plain English? Why not "Keep to left lane," if this is what is meant?


    Also there are those signs that state lane closure 800 yards ahead and indicate which lane is closed. This is an example of giving precise information about  a situation but no guidance on how one should act. Motorists generally interpret this in one of two ways.
    • Nice of them to give us plenty of warning. I'll assess the traffic ahead and move (if necessary) into the open lane at a suitable opportunity.

    • They are telling us this now so we must do something now. Pile into the open lane, everyone. Drive close together so that "queue jumpers" in the wrong lane can't get in front of us.


    This difference in interpretation cause much aggro. Things often seem to work better where there is no warning of a lane closure ahead. In these cases drivers form two queues up to the point of closure and politely merge alternately there.
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