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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

pan out/turn out and play out

Hello,
I think there are subtle differences between these three, but I am not 100% sure. Two sentences:
- I am disappointed at the way things played out/panned out/turned out.
- Things didn't play out/turn out/pan out the way I'd hoped they would.
How would you differentiate between them?
  

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Gene93 How would you differentiate between them? 'Pan out' is the most informal; 'turn out' is the least informal. )

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 How would you differentiate between them?
  • 'Pan out' is the most informal; 'turn out' is the least informal.
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Gene93How would you differentiate between them?
'Pan out' is the most informal; 'turn out' is the least informal. ('Finish', 'conclude', etc are the formal versions.)
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Hello again, Mr Micawber. I know it has been a while, but I have a question. Are the sentences below acceptable in everyday speech?
- I wish you all the best of luck, and I hope everything will turn out well for you.
- Things didn't turn out for me, but I hope they will for you, Jack. Good luck.

I think I hear "work out" most often, but according to the definitions provided by
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Gene93Are the sentences below acceptable in everyday speech?- I wish you all the best of luck, and I hope everything will turn out well for you. - Things didn't turn out for me, but I hope they will for you, Jack. Good luck.
Yes, those sound quite natural.
Gene93I think I hear "work out" most often,
I think I hear both commo
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I am glad that "...work/turn out well..." sounds fine. Nothing came up when I used Ngram. It's probably not the most reliable tool.

Thank you.
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Gene93Nothing came up when I used Ngram.
I get this: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=w
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