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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
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Play itself out / play out
- Something such as a crisis plays itself out.
- Something such as a crisis plays out.
Do these two mean the same?
- Something such as a crisis plays out.
Do these two mean the same?
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Do these two mean the same? Yes, near enough. However, your first example is passive.
- Do these two mean the same?
- Yes, near enough.
- However, your first example is passive.
- Strictly, the crisis did not play out or play itself out, but someone/something played out the crisis.
- In terms of meaning, the difference may not be hugely important.
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HUBLOT- Something such as a crisis plays itself out.- Something such as a crisis plays out.Do these two mean the same?Yes, near enough. However, your first example is passive. Strictly, the crisis did not play out or play itself out, but someone/something played out the crisis. In terms of meaning, the difference may not be hugely important.
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HUBLOTDoes "play (itself) out" sound formal?No, not especially. It is neither noticeably informal nor noticeably formal.
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