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Updated on
30 January
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
I would like to load up /top up my bus pass.
Are they both correct? Or just load my bus pass without “up”?
I would like to load up /top up my bus pass.
Are they both correct? Or just load my bus pass without “up”?
Are they both correct? Or just load my bus pass without “up”?
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- English (US)
Reload is idiomatic. The bigger issue is that “I would like” is ambiguous.
Either you are asking for help or you are telling us what you are doing.
The former would be “please help me reload my bus pass.” Or “can you show me how to reload..” or “How much is it (or does it cost) to reload…”
If you are telling us, “I will be with you in 10 minutes. I need to reload..:”

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