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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Pointed this out v's pointed out this.

"It's about time someone pointed out this ..."

Shouldn't it be "pointed this out"?
  

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to point out is a separable pv, IMO. Pointed it out , or pointed out it

— Inchoateknowledge

  • to point out is a separable pv, IMO.
  • Pointed it out , or pointed out it
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to point out is a separable pv, IMO.

Pointed it out, or pointed out it
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Inchoateknowledgeto point out is a separable pv, IMO.

Pointed it out, or pointed out it
Yes, point out is separable. Typically, however, if a separable phrasal verb is not separated, it can only be followed by a noun, and not by a
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pointed this out or pointed that out or pointed it out is definitely what you need.

CJ
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