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"Filing" vs. "paperwork": drawing the line in documentation
Anwar Kareem 30/09/2024, 09:27English.me team member
What is similar?
Both words relate to administrative and organizational tasks that involve handling documents.
What is different?
Filing refers to the act of organizing and storing documents, while paperwork refers to the documents themselves that need to be completed or processed.
Which one is more common?
Examples of usage
Filing- She spent the afternoon filing the invoices alphabetically.
- The office assistant is responsible for filing all the important documents.
- He has a lot of paperwork to complete before the deadline.
- The job involves doing a lot of paperwork on a daily basis.
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