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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Which is grammatically correct: outside the box, OR outside OF the box?
Thanks!
jeric
Thanks!
jeric
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com/en/OUTOFTHEBOXTHINKING Mind you, "outside" can be both noun and adverb, and this is why the two forms coexist. However, Garner, in Modern American Usage , considers outside of the inferior version in comparison with outside .
- com/en/OUTOFTHEBOXTHINKING Mind you, "outside" can be both noun and adverb, and this is why the two forms coexist.
- However, Garner, in Modern American Usage , considers outside of the inferior version in comparison with outside .
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I think both, but this dictionary makes reference to "of":
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/OUTOFTHEBOXTHINKING
Mind you, "outside" can be both noun and adverb, and this is why the two forms coexist.
However, Garner, in Modern American Usage, considers
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/OUTOFTHEBOXTHINKING
Mind you, "outside" can be both noun and adverb, and this is why the two forms coexist.
However, Garner, in Modern American Usage, considers
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