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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"Back out on"
"Back out on VS. Back out of" I know that the meaning of the "back out of" but I heard that " I have to back out on our date." I think "on" should be "of" or either is acceptable and is there a meaning difference? Thank you as usual and have a good day.
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Back out of is the original phrase, but on is used fairly often these days. I highly doubt there's any difference in meaning between the two in any context. I'd stick with of .
- Back out of is the original phrase, but on is used fairly often these days.
- I highly doubt there's any difference in meaning between the two in any context.
- I'd stick with of .
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Back out of is the original phrase, but on is used fairly often these days. I highly doubt there's any difference in meaning between the two in any context. I'd stick with of.
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Interesting, hadn't thought about it. I'm guilty of saying "back out on". For example I might have to "back out on my promise." Not that I ever break my promise!
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