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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Outside vs. out
a. Have you traveled out of the country?
b. Have you made trips out of the country?
c. Have you traveled outside the country?
d. Have you made trips outside the country?
My feeling is that the first two are asking if you have gone out of the country.
The second two do not mean the same thing. They seem to ask if you have traveled when you were outside the country; if you have made trips when you where abroad.
Am I right?
Many thanks.
b. Have you made trips out of the country?
c. Have you traveled outside the country?
d. Have you made trips outside the country?
My feeling is that the first two are asking if you have gone out of the country.
The second two do not mean the same thing. They seem to ask if you have traveled when you were outside the country; if you have made trips when you where abroad.
Am I right?
Many thanks.
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(c) and (d) can mean the same as (a) and (b), or they can mean what you say. However, the distinction seems a little blurry because to do that latter you have to also do the former.
- (c) and (d) can mean the same as (a) and (b), or they can mean what you say.
- However, the distinction seems a little blurry because to do that latter you have to also do the former.
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(c) and (d) can mean the same as (a) and (b), or they can mean what you say. However, the distinction seems a little blurry because to do that latter you have to also do the former.
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