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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Out/Outside
She looked out/outside the window.
He walked out/outside his door.
Are both out and outside correct here?
He walked out/outside his door.
Are both out and outside correct here?
Top answer
"out" is heard and tolerated in casual speech in such cases, but it is not really proper English. In the first case, "looked out of the window" is the most usual proper alternative, but "outside" works too. "He walked outside his door" seems rather unlikely.
- "out" is heard and tolerated in casual speech in such cases, but it is not really proper English.
- In the first case, "looked out of the window" is the most usual proper alternative, but "outside" works too.
- "He walked outside his door" seems rather unlikely.
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"out" is heard and tolerated in casual speech in such cases, but it is not really proper English. In the first case, "looked out of the window" is the most usual proper alternative, but "outside" works too. "He walked outside his door" seems rather unlikely.
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