process vs. processing and fast vs. fasting





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What's the difference between process and processing(and also fast and fasting)?



◾ the process of insurance claims



◾ the processing of insurance claims



(to eat no food)



◾ fast hours



◾ fasting hours



Can I use them interchangeably?










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  • These are two separate cases - the first version of your first pair would normally be considered syntactically deficient, but the first of the second pair is just "awkward", "non-idiomatic" to many if not most native speakers. The question is thus essentially POB, but it might be a better fit on English Language Learners
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What's the difference between process and processing(and also fast and fasting)?



◾ the process of insurance claims



◾ the processing of insurance claims



(to eat no food)



◾ fast hours



◾ fasting hours



Can I use them interchangeably?










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What's the difference between process and processing(and also fast and fasting)?



◾ the process of insurance claims



◾ the processing of insurance claims



(to eat no food)



◾ fast hours



◾ fasting hours



Can I use them interchangeably?










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What's the difference between process and processing(and also fast and fasting)?



◾ the process of insurance claims



◾ the processing of insurance claims



(to eat no food)



◾ fast hours



◾ fasting hours



Can I use them interchangeably?







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  • These are two separate cases - the first version of your first pair would normally be considered syntactically deficient, but the first of the second pair is just "awkward", "non-idiomatic" to many if not most native speakers. The question is thus essentially POB, but it might be a better fit on English Language Learners
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  • These are two separate cases - the first version of your first pair would normally be considered syntactically deficient, but the first of the second pair is just "awkward", "non-idiomatic" to many if not most native speakers. The question is thus essentially POB, but it might be a better fit on English Language Learners
    – FumbleFingers
    2 days ago
















These are two separate cases - the first version of your first pair would normally be considered syntactically deficient, but the first of the second pair is just "awkward", "non-idiomatic" to many if not most native speakers. The question is thus essentially POB, but it might be a better fit on English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago




These are two separate cases - the first version of your first pair would normally be considered syntactically deficient, but the first of the second pair is just "awkward", "non-idiomatic" to many if not most native speakers. The question is thus essentially POB, but it might be a better fit on English Language Learners
– FumbleFingers
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