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Alex+ Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
"Let my hand go." and "Let go of my hand."
Is there any difference between:
1. "Let my hand go." and "Let go of my hand."
2. "the whole country" and "the whole of the country"
1. "Let my hand go." and "Let go of my hand."
2. "the whole country" and "the whole of the country"
Top answer
No.
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To me, "Let go of my hand" sounds more natural than "let my hand go." Maybe it's because when you keep "let go" together you get their meaning right at the beginning of the sentence. (Although I don't have a preference between "let me go" and "let go of me" .)
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There is a possible ambiguity:
1. Let me go/let go of me = release me.
2. Let me go (to the party) = allow me to go (to the party).
MrP
1. Let me go/let go of me = release me.
2. Let me go (to the party) = allow me to go (to the party).
MrP
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That's true -- in fact, I think that's why I don't like "let my hand go." It makes me think "where does your hand want to go?"
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