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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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'Miss out on smth' and 'miss out smth' - where's the difference?

Why "on" after "miss out" is usually put and what if it were dropped?
  

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To me they have different meanings. Miss out = omit. When they printed my driver's license, they missed out my year of birth.

  • To me they have different meanings.
  • Miss out = omit.
  • When they printed my driver's license, they missed out my year of birth.
  • Miss out on = fail to experience.
  • I missed out on the free beers at the pub last night.
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To me they have different meanings.

Miss out = omit. When they printed my driver's license, they missed out my year of birth.
Miss out on = fail to experience. I missed out on the free beers at the pub last night.

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