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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
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Left~out by~

A drunk was walking down the street with both his ears blistered, and he met a friend who asked what happened. "My wife left her hot iron out by the phone when she left the room," said the drunk. "The phone rang and I picked up the iron by mistake."
"But what about the other ear?"
"The s.o.b. called back!"

I can't possibly know the the meaning and role of 'leave out' and 'by'.
So I'd like to get your help.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

It could be interpreted in two slightly different ways: 1. "My wife left her hot iron out / by the phone". She left the iron out, meaning that she didn't return it to its storage place, and "by the phone" is the position she left it.

— GPY

  • It could be interpreted in two slightly different ways: 1.
  • "My wife left her hot iron out / by the phone".
  • She left the iron out, meaning that she didn't return it to its storage place, and "by the phone" is the position she left it.
  • 2.
  • "My wife left her hot iron / out by the phone", where "out by the phone" is the position she left it.
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It could be interpreted in two slightly different ways:

1. "My wife left her hot iron out / by the phone". She left the iron out, meaning that she didn't return it to its storage place, and "by the phone" is the position she left it.

2. "My wife left her hot iron / out by the phone", where "out by the phone" is the position she left it.

My guess is that the first of thes
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Thank you, GPY, for your valuable answer.Emotion: smile
You are such a genius.
I couldn't come up with that in even a dream at all.
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