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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
outside/outside of
Hello,
Which version do you think sounds better?
- He lives outside/outside of Hamburg.
- The chocolate factory is located outside/outside of Lyon.
I tend to use "outside" in such sentences, but I might be wrong.
Thank you.
Which version do you think sounds better?
- He lives outside/outside of Hamburg.
- The chocolate factory is located outside/outside of Lyon.
I tend to use "outside" in such sentences, but I might be wrong.
Thank you.
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Your use is correct. Outside and inside are prepositions themselves and need no of . However, they can also be used as nouns: I painted a picture on the outside of the box; The inside of the house is very messy.
- Your use is correct.
- Outside and inside are prepositions themselves and need no of .
- However, they can also be used as nouns: I painted a picture on the outside of the box; The inside of the house is very messy.
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Your use is correct. Outside and inside are prepositions themselves and need no of. However, they can also be used as nouns: I painted a picture on the outside of the box; The inside of the house is very messy.
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Hi Gene,
Both versions of both sentences are correct, but I would use 'outside' on its own in both cases. It is the more elegant usage.
Both versions of both sentences are correct, but I would use 'outside' on its own in both cases. It is the more elegant usage.
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Including "of" in those examples, is unnecessary. It's common in American English to include it, in sentences like those.
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