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this doesnt fit vs this doesnt add up

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'This doesn't fit' is commonly used when something is not the right size or shape, while 'This doesn't add up' is used when something doesn't make sense or is not logical.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 808 views

this doesnt fit

This phrase is correct and commonly used when something is not the right size or shape.

This phrase is used when something is not suitable or appropriate in a particular situation, such as clothes that are too small or a piece that doesn't match.

Examples:

I can't wear these shoes, they're too tight. This doesn't fit.
The puzzle piece doesn't go here. This doesn't fit.

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Feb 28, 2016 ... "Casual PVE player" and "which one is better for soloing bloodshade" nearly in the same sentence... this doesnt fit.. at all. FM is about ...
This doesnt fit the new Super Redhawk. This does NOT fit the new Super Redhawk. Its the ramp style front sight. They should tell you that when you order it .
This doesnt fit well into the force concept, so we create a new constraint concept. Design constraints as functors that take a Graph and the time, search for nodes ...
So this doesnt fit easily on a page full of beats , but I had to make this nostalgic mix, as a kind of history thing , BAck "in the day " a load of freinds used to go to ...

Alternatives:

this is too small
this is the wrong size

this doesnt add up

This phrase is correct and commonly used when something doesn't make sense or is not logical.

This phrase is used when a situation or explanation is unclear, inconsistent, or doesn't seem to be correct.

Examples:

The numbers in the report don't match. This doesn't add up.
Her story keeps changing. This doesn't add up.

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Because we learned math, and this doesnt add up. Mommy mommy mommy mommy, shes calling out to all of her mothers, they start to come out of the cabinets ...
Jul 14, 2015 ... (WOW, this doesnt add up) Assume that your required rate of return is 12 percent and you are given the following stream of cash flows: Year
Nov 29, 2015 ... This doesnt add up. The foot prints were clearly not my own. I will call ahead Sherlock Holmes if nobody else will help me. Why I didn't go to ...
Dec 10, 2015 ... My school gives us percentages that seem arbitrary like 98% for a 114. To me this doesnt add up. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Alternatives:

this doesn't make sense
this is illogical

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