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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
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Perhaps out of sheer privacy...
Hi
Do you find the underlined phrases natural/OK in spoken English?
[In our culture it's common to change the mobile number to avoid unwanted contacts]
A - Why do you think she changes her cell phone number so frequently?
B - Perhaps out of sheer privacy.
* She keeps changing her cell phone number out of privacy.
Thanks,
Tom
Do you find the underlined phrases natural/OK in spoken English?
[In our culture it's common to change the mobile number to avoid unwanted contacts]
A - Why do you think she changes her cell phone number so frequently?
B - Perhaps out of sheer privacy.
* She keeps changing her cell phone number out of privacy.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
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I agree with MrM.
I also hear things like "Perhaps out of [sheer] privacy considerations," where "privacy" functions as an adjective.
This is a more general statement, and can lead to further explanations,
possibly involving more than one such "consideration."
(Fourteen million Google hits for the collocation "privacy considerations.")
I also hear things like "Perhaps out of [sheer] privacy considerations," where "privacy" functions as an adjective.
This is a more general statement, and can lead to further explanations,
possibly involving more than one such "consideration."
(Fourteen million Google hits for the collocation "privacy considerations.")
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