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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
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Out of OR of

Can I say " Question 1 out of 6"?
Can I say " Question 1 of 6"?
  

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Both are used. For me, the second one is neater.

— GPY

  • Both are used.
  • For me, the second one is neater.
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Both are used. For me, the second one is neater.
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Thank you.

Can I say " I got 6 out of 9 on the English exam"?
Can I say " I got 6 of 9 on the English exam"?
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samerrustomThank you.Can I say " I got 6 out of 9 on the English exam"?Can I say " I got 6 of 9 on the English exam"?
I would normally use the first one.

To me, the second one feels acceptable but more informally or loosely expressed. Also (and it may sometimes be an unimportant distinction), to me it implies "6 of 9 questions correct", whereas the fi
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