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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Outside of/Aside from

Are these two expressions definitely interchangeable at all times?
For example can I say "outside of the most common expressions, there are several expressions that we still need to learn"???

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maelstrom For example can I say "outside of You don't need the word "of". org/dictionary/british/wordy and does not add anything more.

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  • maelstrom For example can I say "outside of You don't need the word "of".
  • org/dictionary/british/wordy and does not add anything more.
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maelstromFor example can I say "outside of
You don't need the word "of". It is wordy http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/wordy and does not add anything more.
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"Outside of", while becoming increasingly common in speech, is non-standard and should be avoided. The preposition "outside" never needs "of". "Aside from" (and also "apart from") is standard English, and so its use is preferable.

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