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Brunar Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Put Off
I am not sure about the phrases "put out" and "put off":
"The mistake put the calculation out by 10%."
"The mistake put the calculation off by 10%."
Is the second sentence standard English and the same as the first sentence?
"The mistake put the calculation out by 10%."
"The mistake put the calculation off by 10%."
Is the second sentence standard English and the same as the first sentence?
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Hi The first one is correct - "it put the calculation out" The verb "put off" means different things... - I put off my plan because there was no bus to Athens - She liked him, but was put off by his loud voice - I should have cleaned the house today, but I put it off until the weekend But if it is a calculation that has gone wrong, it has been put out Dave -
- Hi The first one is correct - "it put the calculation out" The verb "put off" means different things...
- - I put off my plan because there was no bus to Athens - She liked him, but was put off by his loud voice - I should have cleaned the house today, but I put it off until the weekend But if it is a calculation that has gone wrong, it has been put out Dave -
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Hi
The first one is correct - "it put the calculation out"
The verb "put off" means different things...
- I put off my plan because there was no bus to Athens
- She liked him, but was put off by his loud voice
- I should have cleaned the house today, but I put it off until the weekend
But if it is a calculation that has gone wrong, it has been
The first one is correct - "it put the calculation out"
The verb "put off" means different things...
- I put off my plan because there was no bus to Athens
- She liked him, but was put off by his loud voice
- I should have cleaned the house today, but I put it off until the weekend
But if it is a calculation that has gone wrong, it has been
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