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HungryHippo1234 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

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I originally wanted to order the chicken, but since it was out of order, I ordered the beef.

Can "originially" be ommitted out of the sentence without change in definition?

  

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originially originally 'originally' is optional. Therefore, it can be omitted if you like. I wanted to order the chicken, but since it was no longer available, I ordered the beef.

  • originially originally 'originally' is optional.
  • Therefore, it can be omitted if you like.
  • I wanted to order the chicken, but since it was no longer available, I ordered the beef.
  • CJ (You can't say the chicken was out of order, by the way.
  • That's what you say about a machine that isn't working properly.
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originially originally

'originally' is optional. Therefore, it can be omitted if you like.

I wanted to order the chicken, but since it was no longer available, I ordered the beef.

CJ

(You can't say the chicken was out of order, by the way. That's what you say about a machi

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Yes.

We don't say an item on the menu is 'out of order'.

In a fancy restaurant they'd just revise the menus. In a less fancy restaurant, the waiter might say 'The chicken is off this evening.

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it was out of order

My East Coast US dialect makes that "they were out of it" or "it was off the menu". Diner slang makes it "it was eighty-sixed", but that may be a bit obscure.

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