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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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Could you explain why “outcome of” doesn’t work here?

Trump was reported by the New York Times to have been “surprised and angered” by a statement from a senior North Korean official last week that said the regime would never trade away its nuclear arsenal and would not settle for a “one-sided” outcome to Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un, due to take place on 12 June.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/21/trump-south-korean-president-moon-jae-in-nuclear-summit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Hi. I have a question about the bold part. I thought it would be “outcome of” but I was told that only “outcome to” works and “outcome of” and “outcome to” have the same meaning. So could you please explain why “outcome of” doesn’t work here?

Thank you.
  

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zuotengdazuo but I was told that only “outcome to” works and “outcome of” and “outcome to” have the same meaning. Who told you that? their answer is contradictory.

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  • zuotengdazuo but I was told that only “outcome to” works and “outcome of” and “outcome to” have the same meaning.
  • Who told you that?
  • their answer is contradictory.
  • Anyway, "outcome of" is used for events in the past.
  • If the summit is over, you might see this: The outcome of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un was a stalemate, as expected.
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zuotengdazuobut I was told that only “outcome to” works and “outcome of” and “outcome to” have the same meaning.

Who told you that? their answer is contradictory.


Anyway, "outcome of" is used for events in the past.

If the summit is over, you might see this:

The outcome of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un was a stalemate, as e
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