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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"out of" vs "outside"
What´s the difference between "out of" and "outside"?
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In very broad terms, "out of" usually implies an outward movement whereas "outside" normally indicates an external location. He fell out of the window. They are outside the house.
- In very broad terms, "out of" usually implies an outward movement whereas "outside" normally indicates an external location.
- He fell out of the window.
- They are outside the house.
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In very broad terms, "out of" usually implies an outward movement whereas "outside" normally indicates an external location.
He fell out of the window.
They are outside the house.
He fell out of the window.
They are outside the house.
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I agree, but then we also have "He's out of/outside the office at the moment.".
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I guess there's no hard-and-fast rule for this, but now that you've brought that up, it seems to me that "out of" is pretty close to "away from" in meaning; for example: He is out of town. It doesn't necessarily suggest any sort of motion. On the other hand, "outside" often means "in the immediate vicinity of": The kids were playing outside the house.
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