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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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scared off/away

Tourists have been scared off/away by expensive hotel in Beijing.

1 Is the above correct and natural?

2 Which choice is correct?Is there any difference?

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New2grammar Tourists have been scared off/away by expensive hotel s in Beijing. Fine with me. CB

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  • New2grammar Tourists have been scared off/away by expensive hotel s in Beijing.
  • Fine with me.
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New2grammarTourists have been scared off/away by expensive hotels in Beijing.
Fine with me.
CB
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They have the same meaning?
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To me, they could be the same or you could make a difference this way: scared away means they may have come, but leave after seeing the high prices, while scared off means they never came at all.

But that's not necessarily a difference others would see.
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Great explanation,GG. It totally makes sense to me.
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Grammar Geeknot necessarily a difference others would see.
I see the same difference. I wouldn't even use "scared away"; it sounds too much like they were there at the hotels already and someone actually made them leave, and I don't think that's the intended meaning.
CJ
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