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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Cut off Vs Cut in

When someone means to interrupt, can we use the phrases 'cut someone in' and 'cut someone off' interchangeably? E.g., "I didn't mean to cut you off/ cut you in". Thanks.
  

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There is not a huge difference. Here's the idea. cut someone off eg Tom cut Mary off.

— Clive

  • There is not a huge difference.
  • Here's the idea.
  • cut someone off eg Tom cut Mary off.
  • This means Tom started speaking before Mary had finished speaking.
  • Tom didn''t let Mary finish.
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There is not a huge difference. Here's the idea.

cut someone off
eg Tom cut Mary off.
This means Tom started speaking before Mary had finished speaking. Tom didn''t let Mary finish.

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Thanks a lot for answering. Which of them is more polite and can be used in a formal way?
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Neither is rude, and neither is particularly informal.

If you want to be less idiomatic, you can use the verb 'interrupt'.

Clive
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