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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
out (of) or outside?
0 Hi, 02 br
00 sometimes I'm confused about the difference between "out (of)" and "outside". My dictionaries say that "out (of)" implies movement (except when it means "away from home or your place of work" and related meanings). 02 br
00 So: 02 br
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00 When you get a nail out of a hole, then is the nail 01 b 01 i 00 out 02 i 02 b 00 (of the hole) or is it 01 b 01 i 00 outside 02 i 02 b 00 ((of)the hole)? 02 br
00 When you take something out of a box, then is it 01 i 01 b 00 out 02 b 02 i 00 (of the box) or is it 01 b 01 i 00 outside 02 i 02 b 00 ((of) the box)? 02 br
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00 This is also confusing because something can be either "in" or "inside" something else, but I'm afraid there's a difference when it comes to the opposites, 01 i 00 out 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 outside 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 Thanks. 02 br
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00 sometimes I'm confused about the difference between "out (of)" and "outside". My dictionaries say that "out (of)" implies movement (except when it means "away from home or your place of work" and related meanings). 02 br
00 So: 02 br
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00 When you get a nail out of a hole, then is the nail 01 b 01 i 00 out 02 i 02 b 00 (of the hole) or is it 01 b 01 i 00 outside 02 i 02 b 00 ((of)the hole)? 02 br
00 When you take something out of a box, then is it 01 i 01 b 00 out 02 b 02 i 00 (of the box) or is it 01 b 01 i 00 outside 02 i 02 b 00 ((of) the box)? 02 br
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00 This is also confusing because something can be either "in" or "inside" something else, but I'm afraid there's a difference when it comes to the opposites, 01 i 00 out 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 outside 02 i 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks. 02 br
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Top answer
02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Tom is outside the building. 02 font 00 This merely describes his location. 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Tom is out of the building.
- 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Tom is outside the building.
- 02 font 00 This merely describes his location.
- 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Tom is out of the building.
- 02 font 00 This suggests that he was formerly inside the building, but has currently left it.
- This could, for example, mean that he works there but has gone somewhere else to visit a customer.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 Let me offer a couple of examples for you to think about. 02 br
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01 font 00 Tom is outside the building. 02 font 00 This merely describes his location. Perhaps he is about to enter a building that he has never before been in. 02 br
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01 font 00 Tom is out of th
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00 Let me offer a couple of examples for you to think about. 02 br
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01 font 00 Tom is outside the building. 02 font 00 This merely describes his location. Perhaps he is about to enter a building that he has never before been in. 02 br
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01 font 00 Tom is out of th
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0 Thank you Clive. 02 br
00 Now I feel a little more sure, but I also feel this is a pretty complicated subject. I'd like to ask about two more examples: 02 br
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01 i 00 Why did you take it? It was in my backpack! --- Well, I found it 01 b 00 [outside (of)/ out of] 02 b 00 your backpack. 02 br
00 Where did you find my papers? --- They w
00 Now I feel a little more sure, but I also feel this is a pretty complicated subject. I'd like to ask about two more examples: 02 br
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01 i 00 Why did you take it? It was in my backpack! --- Well, I found it 01 b 00 [outside (of)/ out of] 02 b 00 your backpack. 02 br
00 Where did you find my papers? --- They w
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1 b 01 font 00 Just a bit more, Kooyeen. 02 font 02 b 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 outside = preposition (no 'of' needed) 02 font 02 b 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 outside = noun (can be used with 'the', followed by 'of') 02 font 02 b 0
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01 b 01 font 00 outside = preposition (no 'of' needed) 02 font 02 b 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 outside = noun (can be used with 'the', followed by 'of') 02 font 02 b 0
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 i 00 Why did you take it? It was in my backpack! --- Well, I found it 01 b 00 out of 02 b 00 your backpack. 02 br
00 Where did you find my papers? --- They were on the floor, just 01 b 00 outside 02 b 00 your room. 02 i 02 br
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00 As you say, this can be a complicated subject sometimes.
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01 i 00 Why did you take it? It was in my backpack! --- Well, I found it 01 b 00 out of 02 b 00 your backpack. 02 br
00 Where did you find my papers? --- They were on the floor, just 01 b 00 outside 02 b 00 your room. 02 i 02 br
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00 As you say, this can be a complicated subject sometimes.
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