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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Put one's head out (of) the window
- put one's head out of the window
- put one's head out the window
Are these both correct? Do they mean the same?
- put one's head out the window
Are these both correct? Do they mean the same?
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-- put one's head out of the window -- put one's head out the window They have the same meaning. I believe the first version "out of the window" is British English. The second version "out the window" is American English.
- -- put one's head out of the window -- put one's head out the window They have the same meaning.
- I believe the first version "out of the window" is British English.
- The second version "out the window" is American English.
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-- put one's head out of the window
-- put one's head out the window
They have the same meaning. I believe the first version "out of the window" is British English. The second version "out the window" is American English.
-- put one's head out the window
They have the same meaning. I believe the first version "out of the window" is British English. The second version "out the window" is American English.
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HUBLOT both correct?I'd say so, but many grammar teachers insist that only "out the window" is correct. Likewise, there is a preference for "Take you feet off the furniture" over "Take your feet off of the furniture".
There are probably other cases where an extra 'of' after a preposition is frowned upon.
CJ
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