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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
‘Out’ or ‘out of'’?
Which one should I use in the following sentence: ‘out’ or ‘out of’?
Jane walked (out, out of) the door.
Jane walked (out, out of) the door.
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Jane walked out through the door. Jane wasn't IN the door in question, and hence, we can't really say walked out of the door. Essentially, we're trying to say Jane went out of a room through a door.
- Jane walked out through the door.
- Jane wasn't IN the door in question, and hence, we can't really say walked out of the door.
- Essentially, we're trying to say Jane went out of a room through a door.
- However, it appears that informally, people do say "walked out the door or came in the door", and consider that acceptable.
- So, Jane walked out the door is acceptable[informal though]
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Jane walked out through the door. Jane wasn't IN the door in question, and hence, we can't really say walked out of the door. Essentially, we're trying to say Jane went out of a room through a door.
However, it appears that informally, people do say "walked out the door or came in the door", and consider that acceptable. So, Jane walked out the door is acceptable[informal though]
However, it appears that informally, people do say "walked out the door or came in the door", and consider that acceptable. So, Jane walked out the door is acceptable[informal though]
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