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Mkmk Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
from & out of
Do you say 'He will get a benefit out of me' or 'He will get a benefit from me'? I am always confused about the difference between them. Can anyone explain what the difference is?
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mkmk Do you say 'He will get a benefit out of me' or 'He will get a benefit from me'? I don't say either one. "get a benefit" seems unidiomatic to me.
- mkmk Do you say 'He will get a benefit out of me' or 'He will get a benefit from me'?
- I don't say either one.
- "get a benefit" seems unidiomatic to me.
- I'm not sure what you're trying to communicate here.
- In any case "get ...
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mkmkDo you say 'He will get a benefit out of me' or 'He will get a benefit from me'?I don't say either one. "get a benefit" seems unidiomatic to me. I'm not sure what you're trying to communicate here.
In any case "get ... out of me" suggests a sort of forcible extraction of something, whereas "get ... from me" suggests a mere handing over of somet
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Thanks. I mean that if I have a lot of money my friend is always nice to me and he wants to take advantage of me. I know that get=receive and benefit=advantage and that is why I have used them in my sentences.
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